DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES: Disguised Monaco Millionaire Bombing Suspect Found Shot Dead Near Kyiv in International Spy Plot Twist.
In a cinematic twist straight out of a Cold War thriller, the prime suspect wanted for a sophisticated remote-control bombing that targeted a wealthy tycoon in Monaco has been found shot dead outside Ukraine’s capital.
Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, who was the subject of a massive international manhunt and an Interpol Red Notice, was discovered executed near Kyiv. Her sudden death effectively shutters a critical gateway into discovering who bankrolled the high-stakes assassination attempt on the French Riviera last week.
Even more explosive, Ukrainian intelligence connections have breached the surface, with local law enforcement quietly detaining an active military spy officer in connection to the unfolding web of violence.
The Execution in the Woods
Berezovska’s body was discovered late Monday night, close to 11:00 PM local time, in a wooded perimeter near Kyiv. Law enforcement sources confirmed she died from a bullet wound, indicating a cold-blooded execution designed to keep her silent.
The discovery sparked immediate chaos across international intelligence and true-crime forums on Reddit and X.
“She was a loose end,” one highly upvoted comment on an X intelligence thread read. “You don’t pull off a remote-control bombing in the middle of Monaco against a sanctioned billionaire without professional backing. Once her face hit the Interpol wire, her clock was ticking.”
The Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that two suspects have already been thrown into custody regarding the hit. Shockingly, one of the detained men is an active-duty officer with the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR)—Ukraine’s highly elite military intelligence agency—while the other is a former law enforcement officer.
The Disguised Monaco Ambush
The terrifying saga initially erupted on Monday, June 29, 2026, on the glamorous, heavily fortified coastal strip of Boulevard d’Italie in Monaco.
The targeted victim was 58-year-old Vadym Yermolaiev, a mega-wealthy construction and real-estate tycoon originally from Dnipro. Yermolaiev, once ranked by Forbes as the 39th richest man in Ukraine with a $230 million fortune, has been a highly controversial figure. He renounced his Ukrainian citizenship nearly a decade ago for Cypriot nationality and was slapped with severe Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 due to his alleged commercial ties to Russian-annexed Crimea.
According to Monaco authorities, the attacker planted a highly sophisticated, remote-controlled parcel bomb at the entrance hall of Yermolaiev’s luxury residential building. The bomb detonated as the tycoon walked past with his family.
The blast severely wounded Yermolaiev and his partner, who remains in critical condition fighting for her life. His 13-year-old son and two collateral bystanders suffered minor injuries. Prince Albert II of Monaco immediately condemned the blast, labeling it an “odious act” that shattered the peace of the billionaire playground.
Tracing the “Snake Tattoo” Fugitive
Monaco investigators initially hit a wall, reviewing CCTV footage that showcased a heavily built individual appearing to be a male wearing a dark long-sleeved top, light shorts, and a black bucket hat.
However, deep forensic evaluation and witness testimony cracked the case open, revealing that the suspect was actually a woman operating under an elaborate male disguise. Further security footage captured the woman, later identified as Berezovska, holding an electronic detonation device trailing a cable in her hand. Interpol slapped her with a Red Notice detailing charges of attempted murder and criminal conspiracy, warning agencies to look for a distinct snake tattoo sprawling from her right shoulder to her elbow.
Berezovska orchestrated an immediate, multi-border escape route. She fled Monaco on foot into France, where she climbed into a rented vehicle with German license plates. She drove straight through Italy and across several European nations, heading back to her residence in Frankfurt, Germany.
Last Thursday, German special forces heavily raided her rented Frankfurt apartment. While police secured critical physical evidence and seized her getaway car, Berezovska had already stayed one step ahead, fleeing back into Ukraine where her fatal trap awaited her.
A Web of Secret Motives
With Berezovska dead, investigators from Monaco to Germany are left facing a massive wall of silence. Monaco’s deputy prosecutor, Morgan Raymond, previously highlighted that the technical sophistication of the remote device explicitly proved she was not a lone wolf.
Speculation on social media remains highly divided over who ordered the hit. Many point toward a potential Ukrainian deep-state operation targeting sanctioned tycoons with alleged pro-Russian loyalties, especially given the recent arrest of the HUR military intelligence officer. Others wonder if it was a internal business dispute wrapped in the chaotic theater of wartime geopolitics.
As Ukrainian forensic teams process the blood-stained crime scene near Kyiv, the case remains an active, volatile international emergency. While the physical hands that detonated the Monaco bomb have been permanently stilled, the global hunt for the mastermind who pulled her strings has only just begun.