Chief suspect in Monaco attack on Jewish businessman found dead, Ukrainian prosecutors confirm

The woman was the chief suspect in a bombing attack that targeted a wealthy Ukrainian-born Jewish businessman in Monaco last week.

ByREUTERS

JULY 7, 2026 12:27

Updated: JULY 7, 2026 13:51

The body of a Ukrainian woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack that targeted a wealthy Ukrainian-born Jewish businessman in Monaco last week was found near Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Tuesday.

Citing sources in law enforcement, the Ukrainian news outlet said the woman had been shot, and her body was found close to 11 p.m. local time on Monday.

This was later confirmed by Ukraine's prosecutor-general's office.

Prosecutors said they also detained an employee of Ukraine's military intelligence service, who said he killed the woman together with another suspect.

Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was named as the chief suspect in an Interpol Red Notice, which said she was Ukrainian, spoke German, and was wanted by authorities in Monaco for attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.

Monaco's deputy prosecutor said last week that the attacker had left the principality on foot to nearby France, then fled by car to Germany via several European countries, including Italy.

Ukrainian-born Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and son were wounded in the attack on Monday last week, sources said.

Two people detained over murder case

Ukrainska Pravda, citing another source in the law enforcement agencies, reported that two suspects had already been detained in connection with the case.

One of them is an officer with the Main Directorate of Intelligence, while the other is a former law enforcement officer, Ukrainska Pravda said.

Ukrainian police and military intelligence did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Yermolaiev was given Cypriot nationality in 2019 and was placed under Ukrainian sanctions in 2023. Ukrainian media reported this was for doing business in Russian-occupied Crimea.