Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, was killed on Sunday by a bomb blast as he was hosting a discussion with other pro-war commentators at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg.
The investigative committee said it had charged Trepova with committing "a terrorist act by an organised group that caused intentional death".
It said Trepova had handed Tatarsky a statuette that later blew up, adding that she had acted under instructions from people working on behalf of Ukraine.
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