Woman suspected in Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv, prosecutors say
The body of the Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a parcel bomb in Monaco last week was found near Kyiv, the local newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported Tuesday. Ukraine's prosecutor general's office later confirmed the body was found and said they also detained an employee of Ukraine's military intelligence service who said he killed the woman together with another suspect.
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A woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in Monaco last week that seriously injured a Ukrainian-born businessman has been found dead in Ukraine, and a military intelligence officer has been arrested in connection with her murder, authorities said on Tuesday.
The body of Anastasiia Berezovska, a Ukrainian citizen who was wanted by Interpol for the June 29 bombing, was found with gunshot wounds to the head and pistol cartridges nearby, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement on Telegram.
Two men have been detained on suspicion of killing Berezovska, including the employee of Ukraine's military intelligence service (HUR) and a former police officer, the statement said.
The two men had communicated with Berezovska after she returned to Ukraine on July 1 and had made repeated transfers to her crypto and bank accounts, the statement said.
The HUR employee had confessed to killing 39-year-old Berezovska with the other defendant, the prosecutor general's office said.
"He also said that he had not informed his superiors about his contacts with Berezovska, the money transfers, or any of his other actions, and had acted on his own initiative," the statement said.
The two men were arrested on suspicion of committing murder and are also believed to be involved in the Monaco bombing, the statement said.
During a search of the home of the former law enforcement officer, a basement room resembling a torture chamber was discovered, it added.
Businessman sanctioned by Ukraine
Ukrainian-born property developer Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and son were wounded in last Monday's bomb attack, sources said.
Yermolaiev, who took Cypriot nationality seven years ago, was placed under sanctions by Ukraine in 2023, following Russia's invasion the previous year.
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Ukrainian media reported the sanctions were a response to Yermolaiev's alleged business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea. Yermolaiev has denied doing business in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Berezovska was wanted by authorities in Monaco on charges of attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.
Monaco's deputy prosecutor said last week that the attacker had left the principality on foot to nearby France then fled by car to Germany via several European countries, including Italy.
Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda had reported earlier on Tuesday that Berezovska's body was found near Ukraine's capital Kyiv close to 11 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) on Monday.
Law enforcement agencies are working to identify those who ordered the attack in Monaco and any other individuals involved in the case, the statement said.
All information held by the Ukrainian law enforcement agencies has been shared with Monaco authorities, it added.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)
NATO nation says it has no more weapons for Ukraine
Published 7 Jul, 2026 15:28 | Updated 8 Jul, 2026 05:56
The Netherlands has run out of options for continued direct military assistance to Ukraine, Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius has said. The EU and NATO member has been an active supporter of Kiev in its conflict with Moscow, including by supplying US-made F-16 fighter jets as part of a scheme with Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.
Ukraine has been heavily dependent on weapons supplies from its Western backers throughout most of the conflict, which is now in its fifth year.
“We don’t have opportunities any more as the Netherlands because we have done so much,” Yesilgoz-Zegerius told Bloomberg on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye on Tuesday.
“We are at our limit,” she said when asked whether the Netherlands could provide more US-made Patriot missiles to Kiev.
The Netherlands has spent €9.1 billion ($10.4 billion) on military assistance to Ukraine and pledged €11.6 billion more, according to Bloomberg estimates. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly demanded that Western nations send Kiev more weapons while claiming that they are not doing enough.
In January, the Ukrainian leader blamed the West for air defense missile shortages, and complained that Kiev’s backers were too slow to provide funding for the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) scheme, under which European NATO members were paying for US-made weapons for Ukraine.
In December 2025, Zelensky also demanded more money from the West by stating that there was “a constant shortage” of funding for Ukrainian arms production.
The Netherlands is not the first to declare it has reached its limit in providing direct assistance to Kiev. Czech President Petr Pavel stated as early as in 2023 that his nation could no longer supply Ukraine with weapons and ammunition from its stockpiles. A year later, Poland also said it “hit the wall” with direct Ukraine military aid.
Other European NATO members are also apparently growing weary of funneling money and weapons into Kiev’s military effort. Last week, Germany’s FAZ newspaper reported that Italy blocked a NATO financial pledge to Ukraine for 2027 after the bloc signed off on a €70 billion ($80 billion) package this year. Last month, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told parliament that Rome would not back the PURL scheme.
Russia has condemned the Western weapons shipments to Ukraine, arguing that they only prolong the conflict without changing the outcome, and warning that the military assistance shows that NATO is a direct party to the conflict, risking a direct confrontation between Russia and the bloc.
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