Assassination and Arrests: The Vulnerability of Russia's Nationalists
The death of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a cafe explosion in St. Petersburg has left Russia's ultranationalist pro-war commentators feeling exposed and vulnerable. Tatarsky's death is the second apparent assassination of a prominent Russian pro-war commentator on home soil, and analysts suggest that it could be evidence that Putin's tolerance toward these milbloggers is waning. The online community is now asking why Tatarsky was targeted, and by whom. The authorities have detained a woman on suspicion of involvement in what they described as a "high-profile murder."