Woman Suspected of Attempted Yermolaiev Murder Found Dead
Was the Yermolaiev murder attempt the work of a reckless intelligence agency or was it a lone rogue officer?
Above: Monaco's Public Safety director Eric Arella presents a photo of Anastasiia Berezovska in Monaco on July 3. Image credit: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
Ukraine's military intelligence paid off a bomber to hit a sanctioned oligarch in Monaco, then murdered her to cover tracks. A torture chamber at one suspect's home shows these agents run brutal ops with zero oversight. This exposes deep corruption, letting rogue killers target enemies abroad.
Pro-establishment narrative
At this point, it seems that a rogue officer killed the suspect on his own with no orders from Ukrainian intelligence bosses. Fast arrests plus full info sharing with Monaco investigators show agencies policing their own effectively. Probes now zero in on outside plot organizers.