Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco on June 29, 2026, was found dead near Kyiv on July 6 with gunshot wounds [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. Berezovska allegedly disguised herself as a man and left an explosive package at the entrance of a luxury apartment building, which detonated as Ukrainian-Cypriot businessman Vadym Yermolaiev and his family passed by [2, 4, 5, 6].
Yermolaiev, born in Ukraine and a Cypriot citizen since 2019, is a real estate developer with an estimated net worth of around 225 million USD. He, his partner, and son were injured in the bombing [2, 4, 5, 6]. The blast on June 29 marked Monaco's first known attempted assassination by bomb, according to Monaco prosecutor Stéphane Thibault, who said, "This bombing attack is considered an attempted assassination, and Monaco's first by bomb" [6].
After the attack, Berezovska fled on foot to France before traveling by car through Italy and Germany. Interpol issued a Red Notice for her on July 3 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. She returned to Ukraine on July 1 and had contact with her son and two men before her death [2, 4, 5, 6].
Ukrainian authorities detained two men in connection with the case on July 7—a current Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) officer and a former law enforcement official. Investigations found financial transactions from the men to Berezovska's bank and cryptocurrency accounts. The GUR officer admitted to killing Berezovska [1, 2, 4, 5, 6].
Yermolaiev was sanctioned by Ukraine in 2023 over business dealings in Russian-occupied Crimea [s1,s2,s3,4,5].
The bombing occurred on June 29, Berezovska returned to Ukraine July 1, Interpol issued the Red Notice July 3, her body was found July 6, and the two men were detained July 7 [1, 2, 4, 5, 6].
