Overview
- A backpack explosive detonated at the entrance to Vadym Iermolaiev’s residence, injuring him, his partner and their teenage son in the attack that occurred on Monday, June 29.
- Investigators say the suspect is 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovska, a Ukrainian resident of Germany who used disguise and false documents to appear male during surveillance footage encounters.
- Monaco has issued an international arrest request and asked Interpol to circulate a red notice after local police and gendarmes traced the suspect to Germany but did not find her at her registered address.
- Authorities reconstructed a flight path showing the suspect walked into Beausoleil, collected a German-registered rental car, crossed into Italy via Ventimiglia and then moved toward Switzerland and Germany.
- Forensic work describes the device as artisanal but requiring technical skill, investigators say the attack likely stemmed from business disputes not politics, and they believe the suspect did not act alone so searches and evidence transfers continue across several countries.