Monaco Issues International Arrest Warrant for Woman Suspected in Oligarch Bombing

Monaco police have issued an international arrest warrant for a woman suspected of leaving a bomb that severely injured Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Jermolajev and two other individuals. The attack occurred Monday evening in the hallway of a residential building. Surveillance footage shows the suspect placing the package before it exploded.

Authorities identified the suspect as Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national. She was reportedly disguised in a black hat, attempting to conceal her identity. Monaco's prosecutor, Stéphane Thibault, praised the swift international police and judicial cooperation that led to her identification. He announced a press conference to reveal further investigation details.

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The prosecutor's office stated that the suspect was captured by surveillance cameras leaving the package in the entrance hall of a residential building.

While authorities have not officially confirmed the victims' identities, sources indicate Jermolajev was the target. Jermolajev, a wealthy businessman of Ukrainian origin with Cypriot citizenship, reportedly lives in Monaco and amassed his fortune in the construction business in Dnipro. He has been under Ukrainian sanctions since December 2023 for alleged business activities in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Kyiv accuses him of operating an alcohol production company there and paying taxes to Russian authorities even after the full-scale invasion in 2022.

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The prosecutor praised the rapid international police and judicial cooperation that enabled the identification.