Target of Monaco bomb blames attack on Ukrainian spy agency
Summary
A Ukrainian businessman, Vadym Iermolaiev, who survived a bombing attack in Monaco, has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known as GUR, of organizing the attempt on his life. French investigators identified the bomber and Ukrainian authorities have arrested suspects, including a GUR officer, in connection with the incident and a related murder.Key Facts
- Vadym Iermolaiev survived a bomb attack in Monaco that injured him and critically wounded his partner.
- Iermolaiev publicly accused serving and former officers of Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency of planning the attack.
- The bomber was identified as Anastasiia Berezovska, a Ukrainian national, who died near Kyiv days after the bombing.
- Two suspects, Vladyslav Reut (a GUR officer) and Oleksandr Zhykovych (former law enforcement), were arrested in connection with Berezovska’s death.
- Ukrainian prosecutors claim the bombing was the act of a rogue intelligence officer acting without agency approval.
- Iermolaiev disputes this, saying evidence points to a wider conspiracy within GUR, including its leadership.
- The attack severely injured Iermolaiev’s family, with his partner suffering catastrophic injuries and their child seriously harmed.
- The case creates political challenges for Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy and may affect Ukraine’s relations with European countries.
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