Key facts
- Anastasiia Berezovska, a Ukrainian national wanted in Monaco for a bombing, was found shot dead near Kyiv.
- Two men, including a Ukrainian military intelligence officer and a former law enforcement officer, have been detained in connection with her murder.
- Berezovska was wanted by Monaco for attempted murder and placing an explosive device.
- The Monaco bombing targeted businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, injuring him and his partner.
- Prosecutors allege Berezovska received cryptocurrency payments from the two detained men.
The body of Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco, was discovered shot dead near Kyiv. Interpol had issued a red notice for Berezovska, who was wanted by Monaco on charges including attempted murder and placing an explosive device. The Monaco bombing targeted Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his girlfriend, and their son, with Yermolaiev and his partner sustaining serious injuries. Ukrainian prosecutors announced the detention of two men in connection with Berezovska's death: a current officer with Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and a former law enforcement officer. Investigators are treating the detained men as potentially involved in the Monaco attack, as Berezovska allegedly received cryptocurrency payments from them. Searches of the men's properties reportedly uncovered a 'torture chamber'. The incident could prove politically damaging for Kyiv, as evidence linking Ukrainian intelligence services to an attack on European soil emerges amid Russia's ongoing invasion. Prince Albert II of Monaco had condemned the bombing as an 'odious act'. Yermolaiev, who holds Cypriot citizenship, had previously been sanctioned by Ukraine in 2023 for alleged business ties to Russian entities in occupied Ukrainian territories.