terrorism has become an instrument of political struggle in the Russian Federation

Adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president’s office Mykhailo Podolyak commented on the news of the explosion in St. Petersburg, calling the murder of Russian military correspondent and blogger Vladlen Tatarsky “an instrument of internal political struggle” in Russia.”Spiders are eaten out of a jar,” he tweeted on Sunday. “The question of when domestic terrorism will become an instrument of internal political struggle was only a matter of time.”On Monday, Podolyak said Russia was “back to Soviet classics”, pointing to its growing isolation, an increase in espionage cases and increased political repression.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also commented on Tatarsky’s murder on Monday.“I don’t think about what is happening in St. Petersburg or Moscow. Russia should think about it. I think of our country,” Zelenskyy told reporters.Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, who regularly reported from the front lines in Ukraine (his real name is Maxim Fomin), was killed in a cafe bombing in St Petersburg on Sunday, reports said. Russian officials.More than 30 people were injured, and 10 of them remain in serious condition, authorities said.Investigators said they believe the bomb was hidden in a bust given to Tatarsky shortly before the explosion.On Monday, Russian authorities announced the arrest of Darya Trepova (Daria Trepova) , a 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident who was seen in a video displaying a figurine to Tatarsky. Trepova was arrested by police last year for taking part in anti-war rallies and was reportedly an “active supporter” of Alexei Navalny.Radio Liberty reports that Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said Tatarsky’s murder “was planned by Ukrainian special services.” The murder was allegedly involved in “agents” among people cooperating with Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation.After the explosion in the cafe, a criminal case was opened on the murder in a socially dangerous way. The Kremlin called the incident a terrorist act.The proof of these words is not given. Radio Liberty quotes Ivan Zhdanov as saying the foundation “doesn’t deal with this” and suggesting the FSB may be behind the murder.