Ukrainian suspect in Monaco bomb attack found dead – media
A Ukrainian woman identified by Interpol as the main suspect in last week’s bomb attack on millionaire Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco has been found dead, according to a Ukrainian media outlet. A serving foreign intelligence officer may have been involved in her killing.
Anastasia Berezovskaya, 39, was placed on an international wanted list on suspicion of planting the explosive device that seriously injured the Ukrainian-born businessman and members of his family in the European principality.
Her buried body was discovered near Kiev late Monday evening, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported on Tuesday, citing a law enforcement source. She was reportedly shot dead.
A separate source told Ukrainskaya Pravda that two suspects, including a serving officer of the Ukrainian military intelligence agency (HUR) and a former law enforcement officer, have been detained in connection with Berezovskaya’s death.
The outlet also claimed that Berezovskaya last left Ukraine in March 2025 and returned on July 1, two days after the Monaco bombing.
Previous reporting said investigators in Monaco suspected that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) may have been involved in the bombing.
Berezovskaya had residency in Germany, where she obtained protection as a refugee several years ago, according to media reports. Interpol said she was fluent in German.
The CIA reportedly invested millions of dollars following the 2015 armed coup in Kiev to rebuild the HUR from scratch, overhaul the SBU, and turn them into intelligence agencies focused on Russia. Both have been accused of political assassinations and terrorist attacks on Russian soil.
