Monaco has not responded to Ukraine regarding a joint investigation into the assassination attempt on Yermolayev
As of August 3, Ukraine had not received any responses to its requests for international legal assistance in the cases involving the attempted assassination of businessman Vadym Yermolayev in Monaco and the murder of Anastasia Berezovskaya. Furthermore, the Ukrainian side has not received a decision regarding the creation of a joint investigative team in the case of the attempted murder of the Yermolayev family. This was reported by “Ukrainska Pravda,” citing sources familiar with the progress of the investigation.
On July 10, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko held an online meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Principality of Monaco, Stéphane Thibault. The meeting was also attended by senior officials from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police, as well as representatives of the relevant authorities in Monaco. The Ukrainian side briefed its counterparts on the investigation into Berezovskaya’s murder and the detention of suspects in that case, and also proposed the creation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the attack on the Yermolayev family.
According to the publication’s sources, following the meeting, the parties agreed to promptly exchange information and case materials. On July 3 and 10, the Office of the Prosecutor General sent two requests for international legal assistance to the relevant authorities in Monaco.
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Ukraine requested access to criminal case files, witness testimony, forensic findings, photo and video evidence, information about individuals involved in the crime, and the explosive device. They also requested data on mobile devices and phone numbers that may have been used during the planning and commission of the crime.
On July 29, the Ukrainian side announced its readiness to immediately transfer the available materials to Monaco, including the results of examinations, identifications, forensic medical, molecular genetic, and ballistic analyses, as well as other evidence. At the same time, on July 31, the Office of the Prosecutor General received an international legal request from the competent authorities of Monaco asking to provide certain materials from both cases—including interrogation transcripts and expert reports—as well as to conduct additional investigative actions.
The explosion in Monaco occurred on June 29. According to “Ukrainska Pravda,” three people were injured, two of whom sustained very serious injuries. The publication’s sources in business circles claimed that the victims were Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolayev, who is subject to sanctions, and his relatives. Anastasia Berezovskaya, whom Monaco law enforcement suspected of planting the explosive device, was found murdered and buried near Kyiv on July 7.
