Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire breaks silence to BBC
Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
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"As Reut informed me, this operation […] had been authorised and approved by Reut's superiors."
— Vitalii Zhykovych , Other
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The woman caught on camera planting the bomb in Monaco.
A Ukrainian-born businessman who was targeted in the assassination attempt.
An alleged accomplice of Vladyslav Reut, formerly of Ukraine's security service.
A Ukrainian intelligence agent accused of murdering Anastasiia Berezovska.
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Vitalii Zhykovych gives his own account of the attempted assassination of Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolayev.
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