Female ‘assassin’ Daria Trepova, 26, who ‘blew up pro-Putin blogger with bomb hidden in gift’ is jailed for 27 years

A RUSSIAN student accused of blowing up a pro-Putin propagandist has been sentenced to 27 years in a penal colony.

Daria Trepova, 26, was convicted today of blowing up war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in April with a bomb hidden in a gift.

Reuters

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The aftermath of the bomb explosion

Tatarsky, 40, died instantly when the fireball explosion tore through a cafe in St Petersburg, injuring 30 others.

The military blogger had mysteriously been presented with a gold-coloured figurine by a woman at the creative event moments earlier.

Footage captured her strolling past the cafe while clutching a cardboard box shortly before the explosion.

Wearing a long coat, she is seen walking past the building before she returns and enters with her large package.

Police had then arrested Trepova on suspicion of her involvement in the bombing after she allegedly handed Tatarsky the lethal gift.

She denied knowing that she was carrying an explosive device.

The woman, from St Petersburg, is said to have previously been detained for taking part in anti-war rallies.

Trepova was also accused of carrying out the assassination on orders from Ukraine.

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