In brief
Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, who allegedly planted a parcel bomb in Monaco that injured a Ukrainian billionaire and his family, was discovered dead in a forest near Kyiv. Ukrainian security forces confirm gunshot wounds and a brief cross-border search that involved former and current military intelligence officers. Two men linked to the attack have been charged with murder, while police investigate additional suspects. The case underscores the growing links between Eastern European security agencies and high-profile criminal actions abroad.
Anastasiia Berezovska, a Ukrainian woman linked to a parcel bombing in Monaco that injured a high-profile Ukrainian billionaire and his family, has been found dead in a forest near Kyiv according to Ukraine’s security service (SBU).
The 39‑year‑old was believed to have fled the principality after planting the device in the entrance hall of an apartment building on 29 June. Ukrainian forces launched a cross‑border manhunt, eventually locating her buried in a forest with gunshot wounds to the head in the Kyiv region.
Two men, one a former law‑enforcement officer and the other an active intelligence officer in Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence, are now charged with murder in the context of the Monaco attack. Investigators say these men had been sending funds to Berezovska’s crypto and bank accounts and were suspected of aiding the bombing.
While the operation to locate her reportedly involved travelers in a hire car heading towards Italy and Germany, police confirmed that she had returned to Ukraine just before her death, arriving on 1 July. The SBU stated they communicated with her family and the two men after she entered the country.
Monaco’s deputy prosecutor described Berezovska as having spent days casing the victim’s residence and reportedly disguised herself as a man during the attack. The bomb detonated as three people entered the building just after 21:00 local time, leaving several wounded, two seriously.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general has indicated that while a basement in a suspect’s home resembled a “torture chamber” during a search, there is no evidence it played a role in the case. The room, with a blood‑stained mat, axes, a pickaxe and a large bag, was filmed and released by the prosecutor’s office.
Authorities are still investigating the identities of other suspects involved in the bombing and the broader conspiracy.
