Suspected assassin in Monaco attack on Ukrainian tycoon found dead near Kyiv
Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A woman suspected in an assassination attempt on Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolayev in Monaco was found dead near Kyiv.
- She was reportedly shot and had been outside Ukraine since March 2025.
- Two suspects, including a Ukrainian military intelligence officer, have been arrested in connection with the case.
The body of a woman suspected of involvement in the attempted assassination of Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolayev in Monaco has been discovered near Kyiv. Sources indicate she was killed by gunfire and had been abroad from March 22, 2025, to July 1 of this year.
The body of a woman suspected of involvement in the attempted assassination of sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolayev in Monaco has been found near Kyiv.
Further details from Ukrainian security structures reveal that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident. One of the arrested is an active member of Ukraine's Military Intelligence Service, while the other is a former law enforcement officer. Vadim Yermolayev, a prominent businessman from Dnipro, is the founder of the industrial-commercial group Alef and a major real estate investor in the city. He was previously listed among Ukraine's wealthiest individuals by Forbes Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 in favor of Cypriot citizenship.
Yermolayev was one of three people injured in an explosion in Monaco on June 29. Monaco authorities have ruled out terrorism as a motive, instead launching an investigation into attempted murder and the placement of an explosive device in a public place. Monaco's prosecutor's office is reportedly examining a possible connection to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The woman was outside Ukraine from March 22, 2025, to July 1 of this year.
Interpol had previously identified Anastasiya Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman, as the suspect in the Monaco bombing. The Red Notice described her as having a tattoo on her right arm from shoulder to elbow, dark hair, and speaking German. The investigation continues into the complex circumstances surrounding the attack and the subsequent discovery of the suspect's body.
One of them is an active member of Ukraine's Military Intelligence Service, while the other is a former law enforcement officer.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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