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The assassination that shocked Monaco, the suspect is found dead near Kiev. Two Ukrainian intelligence officers are arrested

2026-07-07 16:43:10Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The assassination that shocked Monaco, the suspect is found dead near Kiev. Two

A woman suspected of last week's bomb attack in Monaco that seriously injured a Ukrainian businessman has been found shot to death near Kiev, the latest twist in a case that has rocked the Mediterranean principality.

The Ukrainian prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday that the woman was found with a gunshot wound to the head. Two men, including an officer of the Ukrainian military intelligence service (HUR) and a former law enforcement officer, have also been arrested in connection with the case.

On Friday, Interpol issued a red notice for 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, a German-speaking Ukrainian national. She was wanted by Monaco authorities on charges of attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with criminal intent, and participating in a criminal organization.

According to Ukrainian prosecutors, Berezovska had received payments in cryptocurrency from the two arrested individuals, which has led investigators to consider them as suspects in the Monaco assassination. The prosecution added that the HUR officer had acted on his own initiative and had not informed his superiors about his contacts with Berezovska.

Authorities also released footage of what they described as a “torture chamber,” where hammers and other equipment were found during searches of the detainees’ properties. The Guardian notes that it has not been able to independently verify the Ukrainian prosecutor’s claims.

The case could have political consequences for Kiev. Any evidence linking members of the Ukrainian secret services to a bomb attack on European soil would be highly damaging, at a time when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at a NATO summit seeking further support from Western allies, while Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Prince Albert II of Monaco had earlier condemned the attack, calling it "a despicable act," and announced that all of the principality's security services were engaged in the investigation.

Although authorities have not officially identified the victims, police and judicial sources told French media that they were 58-year-old businessman Vadym Iermolaiev, originally from Ukraine and a Cypriot citizen, his partner and their son. Iermolaiev and his partner suffered serious injuries, while the child was slightly injured.

According to French prosecutors, Berezovska, who lived in Germany, was disguised as a man before placing the explosive device at the entrance to the palace where the family lived in Monaco.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian occupation of Ukraine, Iermolayev has been living in Monaco, part of a group of wealthy Ukrainian businessmen and politicians, whom independent Ukrainian media have dubbed the “Monaco Battalion.”

In 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Yermolayev, alleging that he had maintained business ties with Russian entities operating in Ukrainian territories occupied by Moscow, including Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

Monaco's deputy prosecutor said last week that the suspect had left the principality on foot for France and then traveled by car to Germany, passing through several European countries, including Italy.

Ukraine has previously carried out numerous deadly operations with explosive devices against senior Russian military officials and Kremlin associates inside Russian territory, but so far there is no known precedent for such attacks on the territory of European countries.

Last week, German prosecutors accused "Ukrainian state authorities" of ordering the explosives attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022.


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