The wanted suspect in the Monaco bombing attack was found dead with gunshot wounds.
Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine, who has been named as a suspect in connection with a blast in Monaco, Jul 3, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Monaco prosecutor)
08 Jul 2026 04:32AM
KYIV: A woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco was found shot dead in Ukraine, police said Tuesday (Jul 7), adding that a serving intelligence officer and an accomplice had been detained on suspicion of her murder.Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was wanted by Interpol for the attempted murder of a Ukrainian-born tycoon, his partner and teenage son in a parcel bombing attack last month that shocked the wealthy microstate.In a statement, Ukraine's national police said officers had "detained two individuals on suspicion of murdering a woman who was wanted by Interpol", adding that the body belonged to "Ukrainian citizen Anastasiia Berezovska".The intelligence officer "reported the murder" during a search, police said, without elaborating."He also stated that he had not informed his superiors about his contacts with Berezovska, the transfers of money to her, or any of his other actions, and that he had acted at his own discretion," police added.Berezovska's body was found "with gunshot wounds to the head", police said. Investigators found the suspects had made cryptocurrency transfers to her and were examining them "as persons potentially involved in the attempted murder in Monaco".
