Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'
✓Officials in Monaco believe Berezovska had spent some days casing out the residence.
The explosion happened just as three residents were entering the building on Monday evening, a couple and a 13-year-old.
Deputy public prosecutor Morgan Raymond said the suspect, pictured on CCTV cameras wearing a dark bucket hat, left the scene on foot but then is believed to have picked up a hire car and driven to Italy and on to Germany.
Interpol's photo of Berezovska shows a woman with dark shoulder-length hair. The notice adds that she has a tattoo on her right arm which is "possibly" depicting a snake.
Monaco's prosecutor thanked police from Monaco and France for their co-operation which made it possible "to identify, in a particularly short time, the person suspected of having carried out the attack".
Meanwhile in Germany, Hessian Police confirmed in a statement that special forces searched the rented apartment of a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman in the Main-Taunus district on Thursday.
A vehicle she used was also searched and seized.
"Evidence has been secured and will be handed over to the Monegasque authorities. The Hessian security authorities are supporting the Monegasque authorities in their investigations and are in close contact with them," the statement said.
"The woman being sought is currently on the run. An international arrest warrant has been issued."
Prince Albert II of Monaco has described the incident as a "heinous crime".
The three victims, who included a 13-year-old, have been treated in hospital.
The adults were seriously wounded and taken to the Nice University Hospital (CHU), while the child, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted in a non-critical condition to the Lenval children's hospital in Nice.
On Wednesday, the man was no longer in a life-or-death situation, but the woman's condition had not yet stabilised, AFP news agency reported.
The victims' identities have not been confirmed by Monaco authorities, but according to local reports, the attack targeted Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and his son.
Yermolaiev, 58, is a wealthy real estate developer, who has been living in Monaco. He is a Cypriot citizen after renouncing his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019.
He has big interests in the wine and alcohol business in Russian-annexed Crimea, and since 2023 has been the subject of sanctions imposed by the government in Kyiv.
He was named the 39th richest Ukrainian by Forbes magazine in 2020, with a fortune of $230m (£173.8m).
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Police across Monaco, France, and Germany are investigating a parcel bomb that detonated Monday evening as three people entered a Monaco residence. A 39-year-old Ukrainian woman has been identified as the suspect. Two adults were seriously injured; a 13-year-old suffered minor injuries. CCTV footage shows the suspect wearing a dark bucket hat. After the explosion, she is believed to have rented a car and driven toward Italy and Germany. German authorities searched her Frankfurt-area apartment on Thursday and seized a vehicle. An international arrest warrant is active. The apparent target is Vadym Yermolaiev, 58, a real estate developer living in Monaco who renounced Ukrainian citizenship in 2019. He holds significant business interests and has been subject to sanctions by Kyiv since 2023. Monaco and French police coordinated the investigation.
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Officials in Monaco believe Berezovska had spent some days casing out the residence.
The explosion happened just as three residents were entering the building on Monday evening, a couple and a 13-year-old.
Deputy public prosecutor Morgan Raymond said the suspect, pictured on CCTV cameras wearing a dark bucket hat, left the scene on foot but then is believed to have picked up a hire car and driven to Italy and on to Germany.
Interpol's photo of Berezovska shows a woman with dark shoulder-length hair. The notice adds that she has a tattoo on her right arm which is "possibly" depicting a snake.
Monaco's prosecutor thanked police from Monaco and France for their co-operation which made it possible "to identify, in a particularly short time, the person suspected of having carried out the attack".
Meanwhile in Germany, Hessian Police confirmed in a statement that special forces searched the rented apartment of a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman in the Main-Taunus district on Thursday.
A vehicle she used was also searched and seized.
"Evidence has been secured and will be handed over to the Monegasque authorities. The Hessian security authorities are supporting the Monegasque authorities in their investigations and are in close contact with them," the statement said.
"The woman being sought is currently on the run. An international arrest warrant has been issued."
Prince Albert II of Monaco has described the incident as a "heinous crime".
The three victims, who included a 13-year-old, have been treated in hospital.
The adults were seriously wounded and taken to the Nice University Hospital (CHU), while the child, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted in a non-critical condition to the Lenval children's hospital in Nice.
On Wednesday, the man was no longer in a life-or-death situation, but the woman's condition had not yet stabilised, AFP news agency reported.
The victims' identities have not been confirmed by Monaco authorities, but according to local reports, the attack targeted Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and his son.
Yermolaiev, 58, is a wealthy real estate developer, who has been living in Monaco. He is a Cypriot citizen after renouncing his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019.
He has big interests in the wine and alcohol business in Russian-annexed Crimea, and since 2023 has been the subject of sanctions imposed by the government in Kyiv.
He was named the 39th richest Ukrainian by Forbes magazine in 2020, with a fortune of $230m (£173.8m).
Read the full story at Al Jazeera ↗ · The Guardian ↗ · BBC ↗ · Sky News ↗
A parcel bomb exploded Monday evening in Monaco as three residents entered a building Two adults and a 13-year-old were in the building when the explosion occurred The two adults were seriously wounded and admitted to Nice University Hospital; the child suffered minor injuries and was admitted to a children's hospital in non-critical condition A 39-year-old Ukrainian woman has been identified as the suspect by Interpol and multiple authorities CCTV footage shows the suspect wearing a dark bucket hat The suspect reportedly fled on foot, then used a hire car to drive toward Italy and Germany German authorities searched the suspect's rented apartment in the Main-Taunus district on Thursday and seized a vehicle An international arrest warrant has been issued The apparent target is Vadym Yermolaiev, a 58-year-old real estate developer Yermolaiev renounced Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 and holds Cypriot citizenship Yermolaiev has business interests in wine and alcohol in Russian-annexed Crimea Kyiv authorities imposed sanctions on Yermolaiev beginning in 2023 Forbes named Yermolaiev the 39th richest Ukrainian in 2020 with an estimated fortune of $230 million Monaco's prosecutor described the investigation as having achieved rapid identification of the suspect Prince Albert II described the incident as a 'heinous crime'
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- A Ukrainian woman is being hunted by international police after a parcel bomb attack in Monaco on Monday targeting a wealthy real estate developer and his family
- Three people were injured in the explosion—two adults seriously wounded, one 13-year-old with minor injuries—as they entered a residence
- German authorities searched a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman's apartment in Frankfurt and an international arrest warrant has been issued
- The suspect was captured on CCTV wearing a dark bucket hat and is believed to have driven to Italy and Germany after fleeing the scene
- The target is Vadym Yermolaiev, 58, a Cypriot real estate developer with interests in Crimea who has been under Kyiv sanctions since 2023