Body of woman suspected in assassination attempt on businessman Iermolaiev in Monaco found buried near Kyiv

According to the report, the body was discovered in the evening, around 11:00 p.m. It was buried. According to the outlet’s interlocutors, the woman was shot.

Another UP source reported that two suspects have already been detained in this case. One of them is a current officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate, the other is a former law enforcement officer.

Earlier, Interpol stated that the suspected woman is Anastasiia Berezovska from Ukraine. The authorities of Monaco demanded her arrest on suspicion of attempted murder and other charges.

hromadske investigators found that Anastasiia Berezovska had registration in Crimea. She was born on June 21, 1987. However, Interpol data indicates a different date — June 26.

More about the attack

An explosion occurred in a residential building in Monaco, as a result of which a family of three Ukrainians was injured. Initially, it was reported that it was businessman Vadym Iermolaiev, his wife and son. However, it later turned out that it was not the businessman's wife who was present at the scene, but another woman, who underwent amputation of her legs.

State Minister of Monaco Christophe Mirmand stated that it was a planned attack and a terrorist act. The explosive device allegedly could contain bolts and metal parts inside. But the prosecutor general of Monaco later rejected this.

Vadym Iermolaiev is a businessman from Dnipro. In 2021, Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $220 million. He is one of the largest developers in Dnipro. Iermolaiev also has interests in the financial market, alcohol production, and the agricultural sector.

hromadske journalists found that the group of companies Alef, controlled by the businessman, was also supposed to supply granite for the construction of the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv.

According to the SBU, since 2018 he has had Cypriot citizenship, re-registered his wine and spirits business in occupied Crimea under Russian laws and paid taxes to the Russian budget, for which sanctions were imposed against him in Ukraine.

Ukrainska Pravda, citing its sources, reported that French law enforcement believe that the explosion could have been organized by representatives of organized crime and that it is allegedly connected with call centers in Dnipro. French media claimed that Ukraine’s Security Service could have been involved in the incident.