Woman suspected of Ukrainian tycoon bomb plot in Monaco shot dead

On 7 July 2026, a woman suspected in the bombing in Monaco targeting a Ukrainian businessman was found shot dead near Kyiv. Reuters reported she had been shot in the head, and prosecutors and officials confirmed the discovery. French-language reports described the Monaco attack as a parcel bomb, and a Spanish report said the businessman was injured.

Ukraine's security service said a Ukrainian agent confessed to killing the woman, and Kyiv Post reported that Ukrainian authorities said she was killed by a military intelligence officer. Lenta.ru reported that a serving officer of the military intelligence service had been detained. Bloomberg wrote that the search for the suspect led Ukraine to a body and a torture chamber.