Ukrainian woman identified as suspect in Monaco bombing on oligarch PHOTO/UPDATED

A Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in a bombing in Monaco reportedly applied for asylum in Germany in 2022, according to Monaco-Matin, which cited an Interpol document.

At the request of Monaco police, Interpol issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, identified as Anastasia Berezovska.

The report states that Berezovska speaks German and had been living until recently in Hofheim, Germany, at an asylum seeker reception centre.

Interpol further noted that the suspect was driving a vehicle with German license plates at the time of the incident. Following the attack in Monaco, she allegedly fled toward Italy.

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Investigators have identified a Ukrainian woman as the main suspect in the bombing in Monaco that injured Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev and two other people.

INSIDER UA reported that 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovska is suspected of attempting to murder Yermolaiev.

According to the investigation, Berezovska allegedly disguised herself as a man, placed a bag containing explosives near Yermolaiev’s residence, and detonated the device remotely.

The suspect is reported to be residing in Germany. An Interpol notice has been issued seeking her arrest internationally.

French broadcaster BFMTV, citing the prosecutor’s office, reported that two men have also been detained in connection with the case. Prosecutors said the woman “did not act alone.”

The bombing injured Yermolaiev and two other people. Authorities in Monaco and France are continuing their investigation into the attack and have not publicly disclosed a possible motive.

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Authorities in Monaco have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect believed to have orchestrated a parcel bomb attack in the principality, and said the individual will also be subject to an Interpol red notice, officials announced on June 2.

An Interpol red notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a suspect, but it is not an international arrest warrant. French media reported that the main suspect is a woman who has not been located in either Monaco or neighbouring France, according to Reuters.

Officials said further details in the case are expected to be released later on the morning of July 3.

The investigation follows a June 29 explosion in which a parcel bomb injured three people in Monaco. Authorities believe the attack may have targeted a Ukrainian-born businessman.

The suspect is thought to have fled on foot into France, which shares an open border with Monaco.

Ukrainian outlet Novini.LIVE, citing a source, reported that the intended target was Vadym Yermolaiev, a businessman originally from Dnipro, Ukraine. French newspaper Le Figaro also reported that the critically injured man may have been Yermolaiev.

Yermolaiev, who renounced his Ukrainian citizenship after obtaining Cypriot nationality in 2019, is the founder of Alef Group, a conglomerate with interests in real estate and agribusiness. He has previously been listed among Ukraine’s wealthiest individuals.

By Sabina Mammadli