The woman accused of carrying out last week's shocking bombing that seriously injured a Ukrainian-born millionaire, his partner and his teenage son in Monaco has been found shot dead in Kyiv, with Ukrainian authorities arresting an intelligence officer and a police officer over her killing.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office confirmed that 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska was found dead late Sunday night, just days after she became the subject of an international manhunt over the June 29 bombing outside a luxury apartment building in Monaco. According to prosecutors, a member of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) confessed to killing Berezovska alongside another suspect believed to be a Ukrainian police officer. Both men have been detained as investigators probe the killing.
Berezovska had been wanted by Interpol on attempted murder, explosives and criminal conspiracy charges after Monaco authorities accused her of planting and remotely detonating a backpack bomb at the entrance to the "Sun's Palace" apartment building. The explosion seriously wounded Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Ermolaev, his partner Anna Nasobina and the couple's 13-year-old son. Nasobina reportedly remains in critical condition after both of her legs were amputated because of her injuries, while Ermolaev has emerged from a coma.
Monaco prosecutors alleged Berezovska disguised herself as a man while carrying out the attack before fleeing across the nearby French border and eventually making her way through Italy and Germany. Interpol issued a Red Notice describing her as armed and dangerous after investigators identified her from surveillance footage and witness testimony. French and German authorities searched properties linked to the suspect as part of the international investigation before reports emerged that Berezovska had returned to Ukraine on July 1.
Authorities have not announced an official motive for either the Monaco bombing or Berezovska's subsequent killing. According to the Daily Mail, investigators are reportedly examining whether the bombing may have been connected to an alleged Europe-wide fraudulent investment call center network that has previously been linked to Ermolaev and his family. Ermolaev and his son have denied any wrongdoing, and no charges related to those allegations have been announced in connection with the bombing investigation.
The investigation into both the Monaco bombing and Berezovska's death remains ongoing.
