Monaco bombing suspect seen buying battery hours before attack

Surveillance footage has emerged showing Anastasia Berezovskaya, the woman suspected of planting a bomb that injured Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, smiling as she purchased a portable battery in Beausoleil, France, just hours before the attack. The video, captured shortly after 5 p.m. on the day of the incident, shows Berezovskaya entering a shop, speaking on her phone, and then buying the battery, an item previously seen in police photos.

The shop employee, Enzo, told investigators that Berezovska visited the store twice that day. Her initial attempt to buy the battery failed due to insufficient funds. She returned later that afternoon to complete the purchase. Enzo noted that she spoke little English and seemed "completely normal" at the time.

Berezovska was suspected of fleeing Monaco via France and Italy after the explosion, with the help of accomplices. The attack left the 58-year-old oligarch Vadim Ermolaev severely injured, while his alleged mistress, Anna Nasobina, reportedly lost both legs. Their 13-year-old son sustained minor injuries.

Investigators believe Berezovska was involved in the assassination attempt, which followed a reported £112,000 reward for the oligarch's head. She allegedly fled to Ukraine to collect the money, but her body was discovered late Monday evening in Kyiv by Ukrainian police. She had been shot four times in the back of the head. A suspect, identified as 40-year-old Ukrainian military intelligence officer Jevhen Reut, has been identified.

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When she entered the store, she didn't speak English at all. She struggled a bit, but she seemed completely normal.