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UNITED STATES PERSPECTIVE
MONACO BOMBING: INTERPOL HUNTS A UKRAINIAN SUSPECT
DOMINANT ANGLE
The United States government views the Monaco attack as an extension of the Russian-Ukrainian war into Western Europe, highlighting the target's connections to Moscow without identifying a sponsor.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
The United States government is closely monitoring the situation in Monaco, where an explosion occurred on June 30, injuring Ukrainian construction magnate Vadym Yermolaiev, a woman, and a 13-year-old child. As of July 4, 2026, the US press is framing the attack as part of a broader landscape of security instability in Europe, directly linked to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Interpol issued a red notice on Friday for 39-year-old Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, suspected of planting the explosive device at the entrance of a building in Monaco. The explosion left one of the victims in critical condition, according to the Monégasque authorities.
The Interpol notice describes the suspect as a dark-haired, German-speaking woman with a possible snake-shaped tattoo on her right arm. Initially mistaken for a heavyset man wearing a fishing hat, she is wanted for attempted murder, depositing an explosive device, and criminal association. The device was remotely detonated using a remote control, with the remaining parts of the bomb being analyzed in France.
US news outlets note that Yermolaiev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship nearly a decade ago and was targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 for his ties to Moscow. The exact nature of these connections remains unclear, and American newsrooms are avoiding attributing the attack to a specific sponsor.
The US coverage is drawing parallels between this attack and the Nord Stream dossier: ABC News reports that German prosecutors have charged former Ukrainian officer Serhii K. with complicity in war crimes for the 2022 explosions of the gas pipelines. This editorial juxtaposition tends to frame Monaco as part of a continuum of presumed operations carried out by Ukrainian networks in Western Europe, without attributing state responsibility.
CNBC is situating the case within the context of massive Russian strikes on Ukraine earlier in July, which killed 10 people in Kyiv, noting that the war is ongoing in Europe in multiple forms. The question of who sponsored the Monégasque attack - an intelligence service, a private network, or a settling of scores - remains entirely open in American columns.
KEY POINTS
- The US government is closely monitoring the situation of Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian national, who is wanted by Interpol (red notice) for attempted murder and planting an explosive device in Monaco on June 30, 2026.
- In the United States, officials are aware that Vadym Yermolaiev, the presumed target, was sanctioned by Ukraine in 2023 for his ties to Russia, after he had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship over a decade earlier.
- As the US continues to follow the developments, German prosecutors have simultaneously charged Serhii K., a former Ukrainian officer, in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, notably for complicity in war crimes.
COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED
The United States government sees the attack through the lens of the Russian-Ukrainian war, often at the expense of exploring other potential motives.
In the US, the media devotes limited coverage to the collateral victims, with the hospitalized woman and the 13-year-old injured child receiving relatively little attention compared to the targeted oligarch's profile.
The US press notes the absence of official reaction from either Kyiv or Moscow, leaving the interpretive picture incomplete as neither Ukraine nor Russia has been quoted on the matter.
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