Ukrainian oligarch reported to be among injured in explosion at residential building in the Mediterranean principality.<\/p>\n
Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026<\/p>\n
Police in Monaco and neighbouring France are hunting for a man suspected of detonating a makeshift bomb in the centre of the wealthy Mediterranean principality, which seriously injured several people, officials said.<\/p>\n
Three people, including a teenager, were hurt in the explosion that struck at about 9pm local time (19:00 GMT) on Monday in a residential building in Monaco, according to authorities in the micro-state on the French Riviera, known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts.<\/p>\n
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According to the AFP news agency, Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev was one of those wounded.<\/p>\n
Monaco\u2019s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand initially told AFP that the blast appeared to be \u201can attack\u201d, but later dropped the term, describing it as a \u201cdeliberate explosion\u201d.<\/p>\n
A couple in their 50s or 60s suffered life-threatening conditions, while a 13-year-old who was \u201cvery likely related to the couple\u201d suffered less serious injuries, Mirmand said, without disclosing their identities.<\/p>\n
The explosive device apparently contained bolts and buckshot, Mirmand said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has taken place in the principality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named told AFP that one of those wounded was Yermolaiev.<\/p>\n
Yermolaiev, a multimillionaire Monaco resident, has been subject to sanctions from Kyiv since December 2023, which Ukrainian security services reportedly said stemmed from his alcohol business activity in Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n
Monaco\u2019s public prosecutor, Stephane Thibault, said a suspect had left a bag or package in the building\u2019s lobby before leaving.<\/p>\n
French newspaper Le Figaro said video surveillance images showed a man dropping a backpack at the entrance of a\u00a0residential building\u00a0shortly before the explosion.<\/p>\n
Monaco\u2019s Prince Albert II described the incident as a \u201cheinous crime\u201d and \u201ca shock to the entire Monegasque community\u201d.<\/p>\n
An aide to French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nunez said police were working \u201cto find the perpetrator, who has fled\u201d.<\/p>\n
An AFP photographer at the scene saw a heavy police presence with access to the area cordoned off, while a helicopter circled overhead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian oligarch reported to be among injured in explosion at residential building in the Mediterranean principality. Published On…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2169,3456,43,3837,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-770509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-crime","tag-europe","tag-headlines","tag-monaco","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}