The key facts
- The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg sent blogger Vladimir Serebrovsky to pretrial detention in a case of public justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
- According to the investigation, in his Telegram channel with six thousand subscribers he justified the explosion at a café on Universitetskaya Embankment, in which war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed.
- The preventive measure is in effect until December 11, 2026.
Court Remands Blogger into Custody
The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg remanded blogger Vladimir Serebrovsky into custody in a case of public justification of terrorism. This was reported by the city's unified press service of the courts. The man has been charged under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the court ruling, he will remain in pretrial detention until December 11, 2026.
What the Detainee Is Charged With
It was previously reported that a blogger from St. Petersburg had been detained after publications about the terrorist attack in which war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed. According to preliminary data, the man, born in 1974, ran a Telegram channel with six thousand subscribers. Investigators found statements in his messages that they regarded as justifying the explosion at the café on Universitetskaya Embankment. In addition, according to the investigation, the author spoke positively about the death of the war correspondent, advocated for the cessation of Russia's existence, and called on servicemen to desert or surrender.
