Woman Suspected in Monaco Bombing Found Dead Near Kyiv

Anastasiia Berezovska, the main suspect in a parcel bomb attack in Monaco last month, has been found dead near Kyiv. Ukraine's Security Service announced the discovery on July 6. She was 39 years old and had been shot in the head BBC.

Two men are now being questioned about her death. One of them works as an officer in Ukraine's Ministry of Defence BBC. The Security Service hasn't yet explained why she was killed or how these men found her after weeks of an international search.

What Happened in Monaco

On June 29, a parcel bomb went off at an apartment building in Monaco. The explosion injured a wealthy Ukrainian businessman and members of his family. This businessman had been under international sanctions and was reported to have connections to Russia AP.

Berezovska became the prime suspect. Police in Monaco and Interpol (the international police organization) issued a notice for her arrest. Investigators say she fled on foot right after the bombing and later went to Germany, where she was believed to be hiding Reuters. She spoke German, which made Germany a logical place for her to disappear.

The Broader Context

It's worth noting that Ukrainian authorities had already been looking for someone named "Berezovska" in May — before the Monaco bombing even happened. Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office had issued a summons in May for "Berezovska O.I." (her initials), seeking to question her about something GPU. Whether this earlier case and the bombing are connected remains unclear, and Ukrainian authorities have not publicly explained the link.

We don't know exactly who the wealthy businessman targeted in Monaco is, or what his relationship to Berezovska was. It could have been personal, financial, or something else entirely. The official reason for the bombing — and whether it ties to that earlier May summons — is still a mystery.

What This Raises

The detail that matters most in Kyiv and beyond is this: one of the two men detained for her murder is a serving officer in Ukraine's Defence Ministry. That opens an important question. Was this killing connected to state institutions in some way? Was it carried out by someone with government access acting on their own? Or was it something completely separate from the bombing case?

The Security Service's statement doesn't say whether the murder was revenge, silencing, or settling of unrelated scores. Until more information comes out, any of these interpretations would be guesswork.

Parcel bombs in Western European cities with tight security and low crime rates are relatively uncommon methods for targeted attacks. That's one reason this case drew significant attention — not just because of the injuries, but because of where and how it happened.

What Comes Next

The investigation now depends on what prosecutors choose to share about the two men in custody. Monaco's authorities still have jurisdiction over the original bombing, and they may try to cooperate with Ukrainian investigators or seek extradition of any suspects.

A dead suspect closes one avenue of accountability but opens another. Investigators can no longer question Berezovska directly about her motives or who may have hired her. But the murder case itself might reveal those answers — or it might not.

For Monaco, there's now an attempted murder investigation with no living defendant. For Kyiv, there's a murder investigation involving one of its own defence officers, at a moment when scrutiny of the ministry's discipline already carries political weight. Both cases are running in parallel, and neither is likely to close quickly.