THE BODY of Ukrainian national Anastasiia Berezovska, wanted in Monaco in connection with the attempted bombing of Ukrainian business tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev, has been found, Ukraine’s Security Service today.

The security service (SBU) said that an officer serving in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confessed to killing Ms Berezovska with the help of a former law enforcement officer. He claimed that he acted on his own initiative and without informing his superiors, the statement said.

The attack on June 29 reportedly targeted Mr Yermolaiev, who has links to Russia, and his family. Three people were injured, including a child.

The incident shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich known for its lack of taxes, monarchy and Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Its monarch, Prince Albert II, described the blast as “an odious act” and said all public services were mobilised to ensure security.

Interpol had identified 39-year-old Berezovska as the main suspect. The police organisation named her in a Red Notice seeking her arrest on charges of attempted murder, placing an explosive device in a public place with criminal intent and criminal conspiracy.

Interpol said today that it had no immediate comment and that the Red Notice on its website would remain until Monaco asked for its removal.

The SBU said that investigators had focused on the two men after discovering they had repeatedly transferred cryptocurrency and money through bank accounts to Ms Berezovska.

During searches, authorities also found what the SBU described as a basement resembling a torture chamber at the former law enforcement officer’s home.

Investigators found Ms Berezovska’s body during a reconstruction of the crime based on one suspect’s testimony. She had gunshot wounds to the head and investigators recovered spent pistol casings at the scene, the SBU said.

Both men have been detained on suspicion of premeditated murder.

The SBU said that it had shared all available information with Monaco’s investigators and was continuing to identify those who ordered and organised the attempted killing in Monaco.