The body of a Ukrainian woman identified as the chief suspect in a bombing attack targeting a wealthy Ukrainian-born businessman in Monaco has been discovered near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, according to a report published Tuesday by Ukrainska Pravda.
Citing law enforcement sources, the Ukrainian news outlet reported that the woman had been shot, with her body discovered shortly before 11 p.m. local time on Monday.
The woman, identified as Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was named as the primary suspect in an Interpol Red Notice. The notice described her as a Ukrainian national who speaks German, and stated she was wanted by Monaco authorities on charges of attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public location with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.
Monaco’s deputy prosecutor stated last week that following the attack, the suspect left the principality on foot into neighboring France before traveling by car through multiple European countries, including Italy, ultimately reaching Germany.
Sources indicated that Ukrainian-born Vadym Yermolaiev, along with his partner and son, suffered injuries in the bombing, which occurred last Monday.
Ukrainska Pravda, drawing on a separate law enforcement source, also reported that two individuals have already been taken into custody in connection with the attack. One of those detained is reportedly an officer with Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, known as HUR, while the second is a former law enforcement officer.
Ukrainian police and HUR did not provide comment when contacted.
Yermolaiev received Cypriot citizenship in 2019 and was placed under Ukrainian sanctions in 2023. Ukrainian media reported that the sanctions were tied to his business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
