The woman suspected of carrying out a parcel bombing in Monaco that injured a sanctioned Ukrainian multi-millionaire and his family has been found dead in Ukraine, the country's security service (SBU) announced. Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was the subject of a cross-border manhunt after allegedly planting the explosive device in the entrance hall of an apartment building on June 29.

Berezovska's body was discovered buried in a forest in the Kyiv region, bearing gunshot wounds to the head, according to statements from the SBU and Ukraine's prosecutor general. The discovery has led to the detention of two individuals, including a current officer within Ukraine's Ministry of Defence (MoD), on suspicion of her murder.

Ukrainian authorities stated that Berezovska arrived back in Ukraine on July 1, two days after the Monaco attack. Law enforcement sources indicated that she met with two men, identified as a former law enforcement officer and a current intelligence officer from the MoD, on a highway in the Kyiv region two days later. She traveled with them before being killed, according to the prosecutor general's office.

These two men were under investigation as potential accomplices in the Monaco attack, based on evidence of repeated financial transfers to Berezovska's accounts. The intelligence officer has since confessed to her murder, stating he committed the act with the other suspect, the SBU reported. Both are now detained on suspicion of premeditated murder by a group.

The investigation is proceeding with the direct involvement of Oleg Ivashchenko, the head of the MoD's main intelligence directorate. During a search of the former law enforcement officer's home in the Kyiv region, authorities reportedly found a basement room that resembled a torture chamber. However, Ukraine's prosecutor general clarified that there is no evidence linking this room to Berezovska's case, suggesting it reflects the suspect's personal profile.

Monaco's deputy prosecutor, Morgan Raymond, had previously stated that Berezovska spent several days surveilling the target residence and disguised herself as a man during the attack. The parcel bomb injured three people, two of them seriously, as they entered the building shortly after 9 PM local time on June 29.

Following the attack, Berezovska was believed to have fled Monaco, potentially via a hire car to Italy and then Germany. German authorities had searched an apartment in Hesse rented by a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman matching her description. Interpol had issued a red notice, alerting police globally to her fugitive status and wanted for attempted murder.

An investigation into Berezovska's death and the alleged Monaco bombing is ongoing. The details surrounding the circumstances of her return to Ukraine and the subsequent events are still being pieced together by Ukrainian law enforcement.