"Trepova is found guilty ... and sentenced for multiple crimes to 27 years in a general regime colony with a fine of 600,000 rubles [$6,750]," presiding judge Timur Zhidkov announced the verdict.
In April 2023, Russian military reporter Maxim Fomin, known under the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in a detonation of an improvised explosive device brought to a cafe in St. Petersburg. Trepova was detained on suspicion of involvement in the explosion.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the Ukrainian special services and the supporters of Russian non-profit Anti-Corruption Foundation* (FBK) masterminded the terrorist attack.
*designated extremist organization and foreign agent, banned in Russia