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Monaco Bombing Suspect Found Shot Dead Near Kyiv as Two Men Are Detained

Ukrainian investigators say financial transfers, spent pistol casings and a detained military intelligence officer point to a wider organized plot behind the attempted assassination in Monaco.

Interpol says Ukraine national Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was wanted in Monaco for attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy. Picture: Interpol / AFP
Monaco's public safety director, Eric Arella, holds up the red notice issued by Interpol against a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon, during a press conference in Monaco on July 3, 2026.
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Overview

  • A parcel bomb placed in the entrance of a Monaco apartment block wounded Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13-year-old son when it exploded on June 29.
  • Interpol had publicly named Anastasiia Berezovska as the main suspect in the attack and issued a Red Notice while investigators traced her movements through France, Italy and Germany after the blast.
  • Ukrainian authorities say Berezovska returned to Ukraine and was found shot dead near Kyiv on July 6 during an SBU reconstruction of the case.
  • Two men have been detained in Ukraine on suspicion of murdering Berezovska, including a serving officer of the Main Military Intelligence Directorate who has reportedly confessed, and investigators say both made repeated bank and cryptocurrency transfers to her.
  • Searches recovered spent pistol casings and a basement described by investigators as resembling a torture chamber, evidence has been shared with Monaco, and prosecutors are working to identify who ordered and organized the attempted assassination.