Monaco Bomb Suspect Dead in Ukraine, Officer Arrested

The prime suspect in a parcel bomb attack in Monaco last week has been found dead in Ukraine, and two men, including a current Ukrainian military intelligence officer, have been arrested in connection with her killing. The developments have intensified scrutiny of possible state involvement in the bombing, which targeted an exiled Ukrainian businessman and his family.

Ukrainian authorities announced on Tuesday, July 7, that the body of Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national, was discovered with gunshot wounds to the head near Kyiv. Prosecutors stated that a serving officer with Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and a former law enforcement officer have been detained on suspicion of her premeditated murder. The HUR officer reportedly confessed to the killing, claiming he acted on his own initiative without informing his superiors.

Berezovska had been the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued on Friday, July 3, for her alleged role in the bombing in Monaco on June 29. The explosive device detonated at the entrance of a luxury apartment building, seriously injuring businessman Vadym Iermolaiev and his partner. Iermolaiev’s teenage son was also...