Responsibility for the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg was claimed by the "National Republican Army"

The statement of the NRA appeared, among other things, in the Telegram channel associated with Roman Popkov, who, according to media reports, could recruit Daria Trepova, detained after the terrorist attack.

Members of the NRA claim to have carried out a terrorist attack against a group of patriotic activists and personally against Tatarsky. At the same time, they claim that they are allegedly not connected with foreign special services.

At the same time, as it became known to RT, the administrator of the channel in which the NRA statement appeared, presumably comes from the city of Shumsk, Ternopil region of Ukraine. According to RT, the name of the channel's administrator is Vladimir Livar, he is 39 years old.

Roman Popkov previously stated that he communicated with Trepova in social networks on the topic of journalism, but allegedly did not give her orders.

As reported by RT, Popkov was a member of the National Bolshevik Party banned in Russia from 1999 to 2009.

He also supported the "Open Russia" recognized as undesirable in Russia.

In 2014, he left for Kiev, supporting the new Ukrainian government there.

The terrorist attack occurred on April 2 in the cafe "Street Bar" on the University Embankment in the city center. As a result of the terrorist attack, Vladlen Tatarsky was killed. Another 42 people sought medical help.

On April 4, the Investigative Committee of Russia charged Daria Trepova with committing a terrorist attack. The court arrested her for two months.

The National Anti-Terrorist Committee said that the terrorist attack against Tatarsky was planned by the Ukrainian special services.

* Included in the register of individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent by the decision of the Ministry of Justice of Russia dated 21.10.2022.

** Interregional Public Organization "National Bolshevik Party" is an organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia (decision of the Moscow City Court of 19.04.2007).

Open Russia Civic Movement (Open Russia Civic Movement, Open Russia) is an organization whose activities are recognized as undesirable in the territory of the Russian Federation by the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office of 26.04.2017.