The woman identified by Monegasque investigators as the prime suspect in last week’s bomb attack targeting Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev has reportedly been found dead in Ukraine, while two other suspects have been arrested in connection with the case…
As reported by Ukrainska Pravda, the body of 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska was discovered near Kyiv at around 11:00 pm on July 6. Ukrainian law enforcement sources told the publication she had been shot dead. At the time of writing, neither the Monegasque authorities nor Ukrainian officials have formally confirmed her death.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, Berezovska had been outside Ukraine from March 22, 2025 until July 1, 2026, shortly after the attack in Monaco. The publication also reported that two men have been detained in connection with the case, including an active officer of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence and a former law enforcement officer.
On Tuesday evening, Monaco’s Attorney General confirmed that he had been informed by his Ukrainian counterpart that an investigation in Ukraine had led to the arrest of two individuals suspected of involvement in preparing the attempted assassinations in Monaco, and to the discovery of the body of a woman who may be the person named in Monaco’s international arrest warrant.
Berezovska was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice after investigators alleged she planted the explosive device that detonated outside Ermolaev’s Monaco residence on June 29, seriously injuring the businessman, his partner and a 13-year-old boy.
The Attorney General stressed that the investigation remains active under the authority of Monaco’s investigating judges and in cooperation with authorities in several countries, including Ukraine, as investigators continue working to identify all those involved in the attack and establish its motive. A press briefing on the progress of the investigation is expected later this week.