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Monaco bomb mystery deepens as Ukraine’s security services are linked to murder of prime suspect

Monaco bomb mystery deepens as Ukraine’s security services are linked to murder of prime suspect

Summary

A woman named Anastasia Berezovska was accused of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured a Ukrainian businessman. She later returned to Ukraine, where she was found murdered, with evidence suggesting involvement by Ukraine’s security services. Two men have been accused of killing her, and the case is causing political concern in Ukraine.

Key Facts

  • Anastasia Berezovska was identified on CCTV planting a bomb in Monaco that injured businessman Vadym Iermolaiev.
  • Berezovska disguised herself as a man and fled across France to Italy before returning to Ukraine.
  • Her body was discovered near Kyiv after two men, Vladyslav Reut and Vitaliy Zhykovych, confessed involvement in her murder.
  • Reut claims Zhykovych shot Berezovska in the head multiple times and forced him to bury her.
  • Zhykovych is a former Kyiv region policeman, and Reut was linked to Ukrainian military intelligence.
  • Ukrainian authorities found bullet casings at the scene and footage of a suspected torture chamber, though Berezovska was not tortured before her death.
  • The case has caused embarrassment for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and drawn calls from French President Macron for full investigation.
  • Vadym Iermolaiev, the injured businessman, is under Ukrainian sanctions for alleged trade with Russian-occupied Crimea, which he denies.
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