New details have emerged about the bomb attack in Monaco: the woman who lost both legs was not Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Germolayev’s wife—but his long-term partner, Anna Nasobina. She was with him and their 13-year-old son at the time of the explosion—a booby-trapped package detonated at the entrance of their residential building. The boy was also injured.
Wife Confirmed Not Present
Earlier, Germolayev’s wife, 56-year-old Anna Germolayeva—the mother of his four children—publicly denied being the woman severely injured in the blast. Her statement clarified she was not at the scene, dispelling initial reports that identified her as the second victim. This left the identity of the injured woman uncertain—until now.
Anna Nasobina: Identity and Background
According to Daily Mail and Ukrainian investigative sources, the 46-year-old Nasobina—who lost both legs in the explosion—is Germolayev’s longtime companion. She resides permanently in London and has been widely described by media outlets as his ‘de facto spouse.’ The couple shares a 13-year-old son.
Nasobina was born in Dnipro, Ukraine. Her father served as deputy prosecutor general of the Dnipropetrovsk region. She studied law at the National University of Dnipro and later pursued management studies at the International Institute of Management before relocating to London.
Professionally, she is listed as director of Wycombe Square Investments LLP, a role she has held since 2023. She is also a co-founder of Club Éclectique—a private literary and artistic club established in 2016 with premises in Oxford.
Critical Condition for Both Victims
Nasobina remains in intensive care, fighting for her life. Germolayev, 58, is also in critical condition. Initial reports mistakenly named his wife as the second victim; authorities later confirmed she was elsewhere when the blast occurred.
In a statement to Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne, Germolayeva said: ‘We are in deep shock and fully cooperating with investigative and prosecutorial authorities.’ Ukrainian political blogger Anatoliy Shari had earlier stressed that the injured woman was not the oligarch’s wife—a claim later corroborated by official Ukrainian sources.