Overview
- A parcel bomb exploded outside the Sun’s Palace in Monaco on June 29, wounding businessman Vadim Ermolaev, his partner and their 13‑year‑old son with the two adults taken to Nice hospital in critical condition.
- Monaco prosecutors quickly identified 39‑year‑old Anastasiia Berezovska as the principal suspect and secured an Interpol red notice after tracing her escape through France, Italy and Germany.
- Ukrainian authorities reported Berezovska’s body was found near Kyiv with gunshot wounds to the head and said an autopsy showed bullet injuries.
- Two men arrested in Ukraine — an ex‑police officer and an active GUR intelligence officer — are reported to have made repeated transfers to the suspect, with the serving officer confessing to the killing and police finding a basement described as a 'torture room.'
- Monaco has not classified the attack as terrorism and continues a judicial inquiry to establish motive, identify commanditaires and determine whether organized‑crime networks or state actors were involved.