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Torture Chamber Found; Berezovska Dead, Two Arrested Over Monaco Bombing

7/11/2026

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Berezovska Found Dead

Investigators discovered a basement at the former officer’s home that resembled a torture chamber during the search.
Authorities said Anastasia Berezovska, wanted for the June 29 Monaco bombing, was found shot dead in Ukraine and two men detained.
The June 29 Monaco bombing injured three, including oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and his 13-year-old son.
Crypto and bank transfers tied the suspects to Berezovska, with a statement pinpointing her body.

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Officials Cite Dispute

Officials say the killing likely stems from a protection-money dispute within criminal networks, not a political assassination.
A former officer was found murdered in Bilogorodka, Ukraine, with two suspects remaining detained pending trial.
Kyiv court ordered Vladyslav Reut and Vitaliy Zhykovych to remain in pre-trial detention without bail.
Denis Selin said Monaco bombing ties to call-centre fraud and protection-money conflicts involving Iermolaiev family.

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Historical Context

In 2006 former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with polonium-210 in London, dying on 23 November; the 2021 European Court of Human Rights ruled Russia responsible and ordered €100,000 damages to his widow. The recent discovery of a basement-like torture chamber in Anastasia Berezovska’s former home and the killing of ex-officer Vladyslav Reut echo the covert, state-linked assassinations first exposed by Litvinenko’s case.

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Berezovska Found Dead

Investigators discovered a basement at the former officer’s home that resembled a torture chamber during the search.
Authorities said Anastasia Berezovska, wanted for the June 29 Monaco bombing, was found shot dead in Ukraine and two men detained.
The June 29 Monaco bombing injured three, including oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and his 13-year-old son.
Crypto and bank transfers tied the suspects to Berezovska, with a statement pinpointing her body.

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