🚨 THEY HAD STAYED IN THE SHADOWS… UNTIL THE FIRST PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE MONACO B0MBING CASE WERE FINALLY RELEASED
TWO men accused of murdering the suspected Monaco bomber execution-style at a basement “torture chamber” have been pictured for the first time.
Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, was shot four times in the back of the head days after she allegedly detonated a booby-trapped backpack outside a Ukrainian oligarch’s luxury pad in the principality.
The first pictures of two suspects accused of murdering Monaco attack fugitive Anastasia Berezovska have been releasedCredit: East2West
The men allegedly murdered Berezovska execution-style in what is believed to be a homemade torture chamberCredit: East2West
Vadim Ermolaev, 58, was critically injured in the blast, while his alleged mistress Anna Nasobina, 46, has had to have both legs amputated.
The couple’s 13-year-old son escaped with minor injuries.
Berezovska allegedly carried out the assassination plot after a £112,000 bounty was placed on the exiled tycoon’s head, before fleeing to Ukraine to collect her reward.
But her body was found in Kyiv last night, where investigators also discovered what they believe to be a torture chamber.
Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, allegedly carried out the assassination plotCredit: AFP
Ukrainian prosecutors show an alleged torture chamber in one of suspected killers’ basementsCredit: East2West
Now, police have released blurred pictures of her suspected killers, a current officer within Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and a former policeman.
Kyiv’s security service said Berezovska had communicated with the two arrested men before her death.
Both men “repeatedly made transfers to the crypto and bank accounts of Berezovskaya”, the service wrote on Telegram.
They may have also been involved in the Monaco assassination attempt, it added.
Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, the bombing target, was seriously injured in the blastCredit: Refer to source
His alleged mistress Anna Nasobina, 46, had to have both her legs amputatedCredit: East2West
Blood was pictured on the steps of the building, which The Sun has decided to pixelate for the privacy of any victimsCredit: X
The serving cop – believed to be named Reut – told investigators he had killed Berezovska with the help of the second suspect.
Reut said he acted on his own initiative without informing his superiors.
A terrifying torture chamber was also discovered in the former officer’s basement.
A pink mat dotted with what appear to be small spots of blood can be seen in a video of the room released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general.
Two axes, a pickaxe, tarpaulin spread on the floor and a large bag are also visible.
The two men have been detained on suspicion of murder committed by a group acting in conspiracy.
Berezovska was wanted on suspicion of attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.
Prosecutors say she targeted Ermolaev, Nasobina, and her teen son, while disguised as a man.
The luxury residential building “Sun’s Palace” where the bomb was detonatedCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Members of a bomb disposal team work near the apartment blockCredit: Splash
Cops collected evidence at the horrific blast siteCredit: Splash
CCTV footage showed the Monaco backpack bomb suspect fleeing the sceneCredit: Twitter
Authorities believe she was working with accomplices.
It emerged today that a $150,000 (£112,000) bounty had reportedly been offered for his assassination.
Ukrainian outlet Strana, citing its own sources, said that the assassination bid cost $150,000, of which Berezovska was paid $8,000 (£6,000), with another $5,000 (£3,7509 for costs.
It is unclear what happened to the rest of the cash.
The funds were reportedly transferred to Berezovska’s cryptocurrency wallets and bank accounts, Strana reported.
It remains under investigation who ordered the Monaco assassination attempt, and also the killing of Berezovska.
A Red Notice by Interpol – the international police organisation – was issued for Berezovska, along with an arrest warrant and a picture of her.
“The prime suspect was identified by a witness,” said another investigating source.
Berezovska had Ukrainian nationality and was born there, Interpol said.
Investigators had raised fears that Berezovska could have made her way as far as the Balkans, after escaping into France and then Italy.
But investigators said Berezovska returned to Ukraine on July 1.
The huge explosion rocked Monaco around 9pm on June 29.
One horrified witness reported seeing Anna, who owns private members club in the heart of London, “with her feet missing” moments after the explosion.
Meanwhile, Anna’s 13-year-old son was also injured in the blast, but much less severely, and is reportedly telling investigators “exactly what he saw”.
Ermolaev, a Ukrainian property tycoon, was sanctioned by Kyiv in 2023 over his alleged business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
He was previously one of the richest men in Ukraine, but surrendered his citizenship in 2017.
SOURCE: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39682782/first-pictures-suspects-murdering-monaco-bomber/