The body of Anastasiia Berezovska, the 39-year-old Ukrainian woman suspected of orchestrating last week’s parcel bomb attack in Monaco, was found with gunshot wounds to the head in a forest near Kyiv on Monday evening, Ukrainian authorities confirmed on Tuesday. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the country’s prosecutor general said Berezovska had arrived in Ukraine on July 1, two days after the June 29 explosion outside a Monaco apartment building that injured three people, including a 13-year-old boy and the businessman’s partner, who lost both legs.

Two men, including a serving officer in Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR), have been charged with her murder. The SBU said the HUR officer confessed to killing Berezovska in coordination with a former law enforcement officer, and investigators found spent shell casings at the scene. A search of the former officer’s home uncovered a basement room described as resembling a “torture chamber,” though prosecutors said there was no evidence linking it to Berezovska’s death.

Interpol had issued a Red Notice for Berezovska on July 3, naming her as the suspect in the Monaco bombing, which targeted Vadym Yermolaiev, a Ukrainian businessman under sanctions in his home country. Prosecutors in Monaco said surveillance footage showed a woman disguised as a man planting the bomb before fleeing to Germany, where she had registered an address. Investigators believe she traveled through France and Italy before returning to Ukraine.

Ukrainian authorities opened a preliminary investigation on July 1, reconstructing Berezovska’s movements and contacts after her arrival. Prosecutors said she maintained contact with two men—a former law enforcement officer and the HUR officer—who were later found to have repeatedly transferred funds to her cryptocurrency and bank accounts. The SBU said the intelligence officer admitted to the killing, claiming it was carried out with the former officer’s involvement.

The Monaco prosecutor’s office has not ruled out the possibility that Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) was involved in the original attack, which French media described as more of a warning than an assassination attempt. Yermolaiev, his partner, and his son were injured when the bomb detonated remotely as they entered the building. The explosion was powerful enough to cause significant damage to the apartment’s entrance hall.

Berezovska’s death follows a cross-border manhunt that spanned several European countries. German police raided her registered home in the Main-Taunus district of Hesse on July 3, securing evidence that was later sent to Monaco. By then, however, she had already left Western Europe. Her body was discovered buried in a wooded area outside Kyiv, with investigators saying she was killed shortly after arriving in Ukraine. The case has now expanded from a suspected bombing to a murder investigation, with Ukrainian authorities examining potential links between the two crimes.

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Etterlyst etter Monaco-bomben – funnet drept utenfor Kyiv En offiser i Ukrainas militære etterretningstjeneste HUR skal ha tilstått drapet, ifølge Ukrainas riksadvokatkontor.

nrk · about 11 hours ago

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digi24 · about 11 hours ago

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de volkskrant · about 11 hours ago

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new york times · about 11 hours ago

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telegram_Meduza · about 11 hours ago

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dagens nyheter · about 12 hours ago

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rfi.fr · about 12 hours ago

Ukraines Security Service Says It Discovered Suspect Shot Dead In Monaco After Bombing

gdeltproject.org · about 12 hours ago

Woman suspected of Monaco bombing is found dead in Ukraine, authorities say The woman suspected of trying to kill a Ukrainian business tycoon in a bombing attack in Monaco last week was found dead in Ukraine with gunshot wounds to the head, Ukraines Security Service said on Tuesday. FRANCE 24s Morgan Ayre reports.

france24 · about 12 hours ago

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

bbc · about 12 hours ago

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taz.de · about 12 hours ago

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wsj · about 12 hours ago

Body of suspect in attempted attack on Yermolaiev found in Ukraine, two people detained The body of Ukrainian citizen Anastasiia Berezovska, suspected of involvement in an attempted murder of a family in the Principality of Monaco, has been found in Ukraine.

ukrinform · about 12 hours ago