In brief
A 39‑year‑old Ukrainian woman, Anastasiia Berezovska, is accused of placing a parcel bomb in a Monaco apartment that injured three residents. Police say she disguised herself as a man, left the venue on foot, and drove to Germany with a hire car, prompting an Interpol Red Notice. Monaco prosecutors, together with French police, have identified her after hours of investigation, and German authorities have seized her rented apartment and vehicle in Hesse. The incident, dubbed a “heinous crime” by Prince Albert II, raises concerns over international cooperation against cross‑border threats.
A 39‑year‑old Ukrainian woman, Anastasiia Berezovska, is alleged to have left a parcel bomb in the entrance hall of an apartment block in Monaco on the evening of June 29, 2026, before escaping and travelling to Germany via a hire car. The blast injured three people – the owner, Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13‑year‑old son – who were entering the building when the explosion occurred.
Monaco’s deputy prosecutor, Morgan Raymond, confirmed that police investigators had identified the suspect through CCTV footage that showed her wearing a dark bucket hat and later appearing to disguise herself as a man. Interpol issued a Red Notice for Berezovska, who speaks German and is wanted for attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent and criminal conspiracy. She allegedly fled on foot before driving to Italy and onward to Germany, a route that has spanned at least three countries.
German officials in the Hesse state of Main‑Taunus confirmed that special forces searched the rented apartment of a 39‑year‑old Ukrainian woman and seized her vehicle. “Evidence has been secured and will be handed over to the Monegasque authorities,” a statement said, noting that the woman is currently on the run and that an international arrest warrant has been issued. Prince Albert II described the incident as a “heinous crime.”
The three victims were treated in hospitals – the adults in Nice University Hospital and the child in Lenval children’s hospital. Yermolaiev, a former Ukrainian official who renounced his citizenship in 2019, is a Cypriot citizen and was a sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch with significant interests in the Crimea region, whose wealth was valued at about $230m in 2020 according to Forbes.
Interpol’s role is to facilitate cooperation between law‑enforcement agencies internationally; a Red Notice alerts all member countries to locate and arrest a suspect. The rapid identification of the suspect by combined authorities illustrated the effectiveness of cross‑border investigative work.
