{"id":15293,"date":"2026-07-10T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/15293\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:39:05","slug":"ukrainian-spy-accused-of-killing-monaco-bombing-suspect-retracts-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/15293\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian spy accused of killing Monaco bombing suspect retracts confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Ukrainian court \u2060has remanded \u200bin custody two men accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260707-woman-suspected-in-monaco-bombing-found-shot-dead-near-kyiv-prosecutors-say\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">killing a woman \u200bsuspected of carrying out a bomb attack<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/monaco\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monaco<\/a> that seriously wounded a Ukrainian oligarch sanctioned by Kyiv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>&#8216;s top prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p>The body \u200bof \u200cAnastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian citizen \u2060<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260703-monaco-identifies-suspect-in-parcel-bombing-prosecutors\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wanted by Interpol<\/a> for the June 29 bomb attack, was found with \u200cgunshot wounds to the head and pistol cartridges nearby, \u2060Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities said a serving officer in Ukraine&#8217;s military intelligence (HUR) and \u200ba former law enforcement officer had \u200cbeen detained on suspicion of killing Berezovska.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Thursday, the Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office said the court \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/kyiv\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyiv<\/a> had ordered the two suspects to be held in detention \u200bwithout bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\">Read more<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260701-who-is-ukrainian-oligarch-vadym-yermolaiev-the-suspected-target-of-the-monaco-bombing\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Who is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, the suspected target of the Monaco bombing?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian media, citing court proceedings, reported that the HUR employee had retracted his confession, saying the other defendant had \u200bfired the shots and that he had \u200bconfessed out of fear for his life.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Security Service (SBU) said earlier this week investigators had focused on the two men after discovering they had repeatedly transferred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cryptocurrency<\/a> and money through bank accounts to Berezovska.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said they found Berezovska\u2019s body during a reconstruction of the crime based on one suspect\u2019s testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the basement of the former law enforcement officer\u2019s home appeared to be used as a torture chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian-born \u200bproperty developer Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and son were wounded in Monday&#8217;s \u200bbomb attack, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Yermolaiev, who took Cypriot nationality seven years ago, was placed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sanctions<\/a> by Ukraine in 2023 for his alleged business dealings in Russian-annexed Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>Berezovska was wanted by \u2060authorities in Monaco on charges of attempted murder, placing an explosive \u2060device in \u200ba public place with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Ukrainian court \u2060has remanded \u200bin custody two men accused of killing a woman \u200bsuspected of carrying 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