Female suspect in Monaco bombing that targeted sanctioned oligarch found dead
July 8, 2026 3 Comments
A WOMAN SUSPECTED OF having planted an explosive device that critically injured a sanctioned oligarch and members of his family in Monaco has been found dead in Ukraine, according to reports. Two men have been charged with murdering the woman, both of whom are Ukrainian government employees. One of the suspects is a law enforcement officer and the other is a military intelligence officer, according to reports.
Authorities in Monaco believe that Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, a Ukrainian national, planted a parcel bomb that seriously injured multi-millionaire Vadym Yermolaiev on June 29. Yermolaiev’s mistress and their 13-year-old son were also injured, according to reports. In 2019, Yermolaiev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and became a citizen of Cyprus. In 2022, when Russia launched the latest phase of its invasion of Ukraine, Yermolaiev moved his family to Monaco.
In 2023 the Ukrainian government imposed financial sanctions on Yermolaiev, claiming that he collaborated with the authorities in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. But Yermolaiev refuted these allegations, claiming that he regarded Russia as an “enemy” and that he had provided financial donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He also claimed that he had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship because the Ukrainian tax system was unfair and he wanted to receive “international protection”.
On Tuesday the BBC reported that it contacted the office of Monaco’s prosecutor, who said that Berezovska had “spent days casing out” Yermolaiev’s residence and that she had disguised herself as a man when she planted the parcel bomb in the entranceway of Yermolaiev’s Monaco apartment. Shortly after the bomb exploded, at 9:00 p.m. local time, Berezovska used a rented car to drive across the border to Italy and then to Germany.
By that time, Interpol had issued a Red Notice alert for Berezovska, which prompted German special forces personnel to raid an apartment the suspect had rented in Germany’s central state of Hesse. However, Berezovska was not found there. It now appears that she had entered Ukraine on July 1, where she made contact with her family and two men, according to Ukrainian authorities. According to the prosecutor general’s office, Berezovska “traveled a certain distance with [the two men], after which she was killed”.
Citing the office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and “a current officer” in Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), the BBC reports that Berezovska’s body was found buried in a forest in Kyiv. Her body displayed two bullet wounds to the head. A law enforcement officer and a DIU officer have been charged with murdering Berezovska, according to the BBC. Previously, the men are believed to have transferred funds to Berezovska’s bank and cryptocurrency accounts.
In a statement cited by the BBC, the SBU said that a house belonging to one of the two suspects contained a basement room that “resembled a torture chamber”. The two men have been charged with “intentional murder committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons”. Ukrainian law enforcement officials stated on Tuesday that they are working on identifying more suspects in the case.
► Author: Joseph Fitsanakis | Date: 07 July 2026 | Permalink
intelNews.org 
One of Budanov’s men.
The first paragraph indicates how murky the whole matter is.
Perhaps its an organized crime matter involving what used to be called the Ukrainian Mafia. This is with Anastasiia Berezovska as a deniable patsy cutout, with at least 2 Ukrainian security/intelligence men who became corrupt or they were just following orders.
very strange.