Suspect in Monaco Bombing Discovered Deceased in Ukraine

WHO:

CNN - The suspect in the Monaco bombing is 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska.

CNN - Two men have been detained by Ukrainian authorities in connection with the murder of Berezovska.

CNN - One of the detained men is a current employee of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate.

CNN - The second detained man is a former law enforcement officer.

WHAT:

CNN - Anastasiia Berezovska was found dead in Ukraine.

CNN - The police reported that one of the detained men confessed to the murder of Berezovska.

CNN - Investigators found that the two men had made bank transfers and cryptocurrency payments to Berezovska.

CNN - A basement room resembling a torture chamber was discovered during a search of the former law enforcement officer’s residence.

WHERE:

CNN - Berezovska's body was found near Kyiv, Ukraine.

CNN - The bombing incident occurred in Monaco.

WHEN:

CNN - Berezovska arrived in Ukraine on July 1.

WHY:

CNN - The police are treating the two detained men as individuals potentially involved in the attempted murder in Monaco.

HOW:

CNN - The current employee of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate confessed to the murder and claimed he acted on his own initiative.

(UPDATED July 7, 2026 11:51 UTC)

The suspect in the recent bombing incident in Monaco, 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, was found dead near Kyiv, Ukraine, after arriving in the country on July 1. Ukrainian authorities have detained two men in connection with her murder, one of whom is a current employee of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, and he has confessed to the crime, claiming he acted alone. Investigators discovered bank transfers and cryptocurrency payments made to Berezovska, along with a basement room resembling a torture chamber at the residence of the second detained man, a former law enforcement officer.