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A cafe in St. Petersberg went kaboom today!
Here's the moment of the explosion: pic.twitter.com/S9BLEE9P0k
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 2, 2023
From the video, it is clear that a bomb or IED was emplaced inside the cafe.
More on this after the jump.
Here is President Zelenskyy’s address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump:
Rashism must face a total defeat: military, economic, political, legal – address by the President of Ukraine
2 April 2023 – 19:57
Ukrainians!
Today, Russian terrorists again struck at Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. At ordinary residential blocks. Six people were killed by this Russian shelling. Three women, three men. Ordinary people of an ordinary town in Donbas. My condolences to the family and friends of the deceased…
Another 11 people were wounded. Russia used S-300 missiles and the Uragan MLRS against Kostiantynivka.
This morning, Russian terrorists also attacked the Konotop district of the Sumy region. Mortar fire. Two people were killed. My condolences to all relatives, friends, all families…
These are just a few examples of dozens of hits per day. There is only one way to stop Russian terror, to restore security to all our cities and communities – from Sumy region to Donbas, from Kharkiv region to Kherson region, from Kyiv region to Yalta. And this is Ukraine’s military victory. There is no other way and there will be no other way.
The evil state for which it has become the norm to hit residential buildings with “Uragan” like this, to launch S-300 missiles at cities, to shell ordinary villages, people… The evil state must be defeated. In every sense of the word. Rashism must face a total defeat: military, economic, political, legal. The first point is military. And it will face it.
I thank everyone who brings this time closer! I am grateful to our warriors who are fighting near Avdiivka, Maryinka, near Bakhmut… Especially Bakhmut! It’s especially hot there today! Near Bilohorivka, near Kreminna and all our other cities, towns and villages of Donbas! The resilience of everyone is the resilience of the whole of Ukraine, helping everyone in a position nearby is helping the whole of Ukraine!
And I would especially like to mention the 77th separate airmobile brigade, the 67th and 92nd separate mechanized brigades, our paratroopers of the “Eightieth”, the 5th separate assault brigade… Thank you, guys!
Marines of the 35th and 36th brigades, gunners of the 55th separate brigade, the 64th and 66th separate gun divisions of the 406th artillery brigade… Thank you, warriors!
Thank you to everyone who protects Zaporizhzhia, Kherson region, the direction of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Kharkiv, Sumy region and Chernihiv region… To everyone who protects our border. Who saves our people from injuries, from pain.
Of course I would like to separately thank everyone who trains our warriors, as it is on powerful training that a successful combat result is based.
Today, April 2, we celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of our Kyiv region from the rashist army. On April 2, the last occupier fled from the territory of the Kyiv region.
There will be a day when we will say: the last occupier has fled or been killed in the Donetsk region, Luhansk region, Kherson region and in our entire south. Crimea will be free and safe again. Ukraine will return all its territories.
Next week will be especially important for our defense, for our advancement towards victory. We are already preparing for scheduled events and decisions.
The key thing now is to cherish our unity, take care of our defenders, help each other and the state.
Glory to all who are now fighting for Ukraine!
Glory to Ukraine!
There was no operational update today from the Ukrainian MOD posted on their Telegram channel. They did, however, post an announcement from Deputy Defense Minister Malar regarding the training of Ukrainian military chaplains:
Here is former NAVDEVGRU Squadron Leader Chuck Pfarrer’s most recent assessment of the situation in Bakhmut:
BAKHMUT AXIS /1250 UTC 2 APL/ RU forces continue efforts to storm Bakhmut, with UKR forces reported to have repelled 25 attacks. RU is assessed to be registering slow and but costly progress in the N industrial areas. UKR forces broke up RU assaults at Bohdanivka & Predtechyne. pic.twitter.com/xwOqZxlSEx
— Chuck Pfarrer | Indications & Warnings | (@ChuckPfarrer) April 2, 2023
Bakhmut:
Kostyantynivka:
russian terrorists shelled the residential quarters of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. They carried out two S-300 and four Uragan MLRS strikes.
16 apartment buildings, 8 private houses, a kindergarten, administrative buildings were damaged.
6 civilians died, 8 were injured. pic.twitter.com/UXTWLsifdi— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 2, 2023
Here’s more on the guy who got blowed up:
Tatarsky was a real sweetie of Z land: "We will defeat everyone, we will kill everyone, we will rob everyone we need, everything will be as we like." pic.twitter.com/1CLHOx0zVq
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 2, 2023
WARNING!!!! WARNING!!!! The Video in this Tweet Is GRAPHIC!!!!!!!
It certainly looks it. Here's (very graphic) footage from inside the cafe: pic.twitter.com/7Em970GPXy
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 2, 2023
Ukrainian memes have started… pic.twitter.com/rI7pf3ALk2
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 2, 2023
Another one: pic.twitter.com/A94qWptj7j
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 2, 2023
Dmitri from War Translated has been following this guy’s Telegram channel and posts for a while now. Here’s his description of him:
A lot of people aren't really familiar with Tatarskiy. Unfortunately, I know quite a bit about him since I've been following his channel for a while now. But a quick rundown of what he was doing during the war:
– Participated in the Donbas war since 2014.
– A criminal, was in…— Dmitri (@wartranslated) April 2, 2023
Here’s the full text from Dmitri’s tweet:
A lot of people aren’t really familiar with Tatarskiy. Unfortunately, I know quite a bit about him since I’ve been following his channel for a while now. But a quick rundown of what he was doing during the war:
– Participated in the Donbas war since 2014.
– A criminal, was in prison for bank robbery.
– A self-proclaimed “writer” (I haven’t read anything).
– Since Feb 2022, been on and off in the Donbas, often traveling back to Russia.
– Definitely felt very comfortable in the war.
– Had a sizeable TG following, was posting “Evening Vladlen” summaries to his channel every night, in addition to opinions and suggestions.
– Close associate with a number of Rascists, including RSOTM admin (Wagner group). He was indeed very close with Wagner.
– In recent months, began hosting an irregular show on Solovyev’s channel together with the creator of Rybar.
– Essentially, he was a minor superstar in the z-world, everyone knows him. While his death may not trigger a physical response, it will have a massive effect on the Russians. It already does.
Make no mistake, in my list of top 3 most despicable nazi bastards, “Vladlen” was in a solid third spot.
If your curious, first is Girkin, second is Sladkov.
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) April 2, 2023
Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky killed in blast at St Petersburg cafe. This is him after Putin signed a decree on annexation of Ukrainian territories: “That’s it! We'll defeat everyone, we'll rob everyone, we'll kill everyone. Everything will be the way we like”. pic.twitter.com/M30m6TlwNK
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) April 2, 2023
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