A suspect detained in Kyiv, Vitalii Zhykovych, says he was involved in a Monaco bombing plot linked to an oligarch and claims intelligence officers connected to current and former leadership ordered the operation, according to reports from multiple outlets.

The Independent and New York Post also describe Zhykovych as a former Ukrainian security service officer accused in connection with the death of a woman allegedly involved in the bombing. Those outlets report that he makes allegations that the planned attack was approved by authorities in Kyiv, including claims about who proposed or authorized the plot.

While the outlets focus on the suspect’s account, they describe an investigation that centers on the alleged attempt to bomb an oligarch in Monaco and on the suspect’s role and the circumstances around the alleged participant’s death. The reports present differing emphases on who, within the security services, the suspect says authorized the operation, but they largely align on the core claims: that the suspect links the Monaco plot to intelligence structures in Kyiv.