A video of an assassination attempt on billionaire Vadim Ermolaev in… (ермолаев · покушение · украинский)
A video of an assassination attempt on billionaire Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco has been published. The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine released footage of the attack on Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco.
Consensus
- A bombing occurred in Monaco on June 30 involving Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev.
- The attack injured Ermolaev, his common-law wife, and their 13-year-old son.
- On July 17, the Office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine published video footage from a surveillance camera near the scene.
- The video was installed by the perpetrators to confirm execution of the attack.
- The video was recovered during investigation despite attempts to destroy it.
- Anatasiya Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman, was identified as the main suspect in planting the bomb.
- Berezovska's body was found near Kyiv on July 7.
- Following her death, Ukrainian authorities arrested Vadislav Reut (from GUR MoU) and Vitaliy Zhykovych (former SBU officer).
- Ermolaev accused Ukrainian special services of orchestrating the attack.
Points of divergence
- The Office of the General Prosecutor stated that the suspects attempted to destroy the video, but it was restored and became a key piece of evidence in the case. — fontanka
- The video shows Berezovska placing the bag with the bomb directly before Ermolaev and his companions approached the door. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Video of the assassination attempt on billionaire Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco published — Фонтанка
- Ukraine released video of bomb explosion intended for Ermolaev — Вести