{"id":362434,"date":"2026-07-07T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=362434"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:29:20","slug":"suspect-in-monaco-explosion-that-left-ukrainian-billionaire-critical-shot-dead-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/suspect-in-monaco-explosion-that-left-ukrainian-billionaire-critical-shot-dead-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Monaco explosion that left Ukrainian billionaire critical ‘shot dead’ | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The suspect in a \u2018deliberate\u2019 explosion that left a Ukrainian oligarch \u2018fighting for his life\u2019 has reportedly been found shot dead.<\/p>\n

Anastasiia Berezovska was wanted by Interpol\u00a0after a backpack of explosives was planted inside a luxury Monaco apartment.<\/p>\n

Billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, 58, was left in a critical condition in regards to the blast, while his \u2018lover\u2019 Anna Nasobina needed to have each legs amputated.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian police discovered Berezovska\u2019s body in Kyiv at around 11pm on Monday night.<\/p>\n

The girl had reportedly been shot, sources told Ukrainian outlet Pravda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A current officer of the Fundamental Intelligence Directorate and a former law enforcement officer have been detained.<\/p>\n

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Vadim Ermolaev, 58, also often known as Vadym Yermolaiev, suffered life-threatening injuries within the blast (Picture: East2west News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His lover, 46-year-old Anna Nasobina, needed to have each legs amputated (Picture: East2west News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Berezovska was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Interpol issued an arrest warrant for her and described the suspect as having a big tattoo possibly of a snake on her right arm from the shoulder to elbow.<\/p>\n

Authorities consider she was working with accomplices, and a warrant for her arrest has been issued.<\/p>\n

Berezovska has\u00a0Ukrainian\u00a0nationality and might speak\u00a0German.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Ukrainian sources also suggested that she might have been born in\u00a0Kazakhstan, with a Russian passport and living in Crimea, possessing Ukrainian documents so she could easily live within the\u00a0European Union.<\/p>\n

Berezovska was reportedly pro-Vladimir Putin and known for her ties to organised\u00a0crime.<\/p>\n

The suspect was allegedly seen on CCTV, wearing a black hat, tracksuit, white jeans, and trainers, dropping off bags shortly before the blast at around 9pm on Monday.<\/p>\n

The backpack was believed to have been stuffed with nuts and bolts, with the Monaco prosecutor claiming the person liable for planting it then used a handheld remote control to detonate.<\/p>\n

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A world manhunt was launched for Anastasiia Berezovska (Picture: Interpol\/Best Image\/Backgrid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A suspect likely used a automobile with a German registration plate.<\/p>\n

Within the immediate aftermath of the blast on the residential block within the La Rousse district, one fellow resident said it sounded as if \u2018thunder was coming from behind the mountains\u2019.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a horrified witness recalled seeing Nasobina along with her \u2018feet missing\u2019 before she, together with Ermolaev and his teenage son, was rushed to a hospital in Nice.<\/p>\n

Silvano Ippolito, who lives across from the constructing, told BFM TV: \u2018She was slumped over, covered in blood.\u2019<\/p>\n

He called for his wife, who’s a health care provider and was capable of intervene \u2018in a short time, before the emergency services arrived, to use tourniquets and perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation\u2019 as Nasobina was \u2018losing consciousness\u2019.<\/p>\n

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