A Ukrainian intelligence agent has recanted his confession to the killing of Anastasiia Berezovska, the woman accused of plotting to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco. The agent, Vladyslav Reut, now claims his co-defendant, Vitalii Zhykovych, is responsible for Berezovska's death.
Reut had previously confessed to the murder but changed his account during proceedings in Kyiv, according to BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who was present in the courtroom. The case involves a complex web of allegations, including an alleged assassination attempt on a wealthy individual in Monaco and a subsequent killing in Ukraine.
The circumstances surrounding Berezovska's suspected role in the Monaco plot and the subsequent events in Ukraine remain under investigation. The shifting testimony from Reut introduces new complications as authorities seek to unravel the full sequence of events and the motivations behind them.