By Robert Greenall
BBC News
The detention of Darya Trepova for the execution of Russian pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has raised questions astir the young woman's inheritance and politics.
Russia media reports accidental Ms Trepova, 26, handed Tatarsky a statuette which was believed to incorporate the explosives that killed him. Later successful a video released by the Russian Interior Ministry, she is seen admitting to this.
However, her connection was astir apt obtained nether duress, and she does not accidental whether she knew astir the explosives.
Russian officials accidental the execution was planned by Ukrainian information services with the assistance of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (RBK), headed by jailed Russian absorption person Alexey Navalny, of which they accidental Ms Trepova is simply a supporter.
But friends and household accidental that portion she was an anti-war activistic - she was reportedly detained astatine a protestation astatine the commencement of the warfare - her views were not extremist and she was not susceptible of murder.
Her hubby Dmitry Rylov suggests she whitethorn person been duped.
So what bash we cognize astir Darya Trepova?
An acquaintance told the BBC that she went to schoolhouse successful the municipality of Pushkin extracurricular St Petersburg, adding that she "didn't look to person immoderate governmental views then".
Other sources accidental she aboriginal enrolled astatine St Petersburg authorities university, though it is not wide astatine what faculty, and she is not believed to person finished her course.
According to different friend, she worked for a agelong clip astatine a vintage apparel store successful the city, but near her occupation a period agone to determination to Moscow.
It is not wide however agelong she has been joined to Mr Rylov.
In an interrogation for the Agentstvo telegram channel, friends of Ms Trepova said that their matrimony was a "joke" and they were truly conscionable friends.
But immoderate reports accidental the brace were some arrested astatine an anti-war rally connected 24 February past year, astatine the commencement of the penetration of Ukraine.
Ms Trepova was detained for 10 days, seemingly for ignoring constabulary requests for the assemblage to disperse.
Mr Rylov is said to beryllium a subordinate of a tiny fringe absorption radical called the Libertarian Party, which was progressive successful the demonstrations. The enactment said helium had emigrated.
It besides told the Telegram transmission SOTA that Ms Trepova had nary transportation to the party, and that it condemned Tatarsky's killing.
Some reports accidental Mr Rylov is besides wanted successful transportation with the killing.
He told SVTV News that she could not person willingly committed murder. "I judge that my woman was duped," helium said.
"Yes, it's existent that neither of america enactment the warfare successful Ukraine, but we judge that specified acts are impermissible.
"I'm 100% definite that she would ne'er person agreed to thing similar this if she had known astir it."
Reports accidental Russian investigators person not ruled retired the anticipation that Ms Trepova did not cognize what was successful the statuette.
Also, an RBK root said the young pistillate had been successful correspondence with Tatarsky - the unfortunate of the cafe blast - and had attended erstwhile events helium was progressive in.