Ukrainian Oligarch Among 3 Injured in Monaco Bomb Attack
Authorities say the blast injured a Ukrainian tycoon and two relatives, and investigators are searching for a suspect who fled into France.
- On Monday evening, a parcel bomb exploded in a residential building on Rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in Monaco, wounding three people including two with life-threatening injuries.
- Sources identified the man wounded as Ukrainian-born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, a permanent Monaco resident, as police in Monaco and France search for a suspect seen fleeing toward Beausoleil.
- Monaco Prosecutor General Stephane Thibault confirmed the device contained bolts and buckshot, though he ruled out a terrorism motive; the woman remains in critical condition.
- Prince Albert of Monaco described the attack as 'a heinous crime' and 'a shock to the entire Monegasque community,' while Monaco head of government Christophe Mirmand noted this was the first such act in the principality.
- Yermolaiev has faced Ukrainian sanctions since 2023 regarding alleged business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea, and authorities are working to 'determine if others might be facing specific threats' following the unprecedented incident.
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