Ukrainian intelligence agent denies killing woman linked to Monaco bomb plot
A Ukrainian intelligence agent has denied killing Anastasiia Berezovska in a courtroom in Kyiv, after previously confessing to the killing. Vladyslav Reut said he did not kill Berezovska, who is suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco. He instead blamed his co-defendant, Vitalii Zhykovych, for the killing.The claims were made during court proceedings in the Ukrainian capital, where BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford was present. The case links two separate episodes that have drawn attention: an alleged bomb plot in Monaco and a shooting in Ukraine. The latest hearing has now brought the focus back to the credibility of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 20:30 LONDON
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Kyiv court hears Ukrainian agent deny killing Monaco bomb suspect as case widens
A Ukrainian intelligence officer accused of killing Anastasiia Berezovska, the woman suspected in a Monaco bombing plot, has told a court in Kyiv that he did not fire the fatal shot. Vladyslav Reut made the claim during a custody hearing on Thursday, reversing an earlier account in which he had appeared to admit the killing and led investigators to her grave in woodland west of the capital. The case is drawing attention because it involves an active officer from Ukraine's military intelligence agency and a former employee of the security service.In court, Reut said he "categorically denied" murdering Berezovska and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 05:29 LONDON
