Tatarsky’s Colleagues Recall His Passion, Patriotism, Push to Improve Russia’s Drone Capabilities

Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, died in a bombing at a St. Petersburg café on Sunday. The 40-year-old Donetsk region-born blogger, author and war correspondent spent over eight years fighting in and covering the conflict in the Donbass, and Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.