Manhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco

The blast was caused by an explosive device which appeared to contain bolts and pellets, the head of Monaco's government said.

Explosion in Monaco targets Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev

The homemade bomb that exploded on Monday evening in front of a building in the principality apparently targeted Ermolaev, a wealthy Ukrainian businessman. Although he had renounced his nationality, he still maintained opaque business activities connected to his country of origin.

Manhunt launched after Monaco blast targets Ukrainian-born oligarch

Police in Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality which two sources said ​was an attack ‌on a Ukrainian-born oligarch. The suspect is believed to have fled on foot ⁠to France, Monaco prosecutor Stephane Thibault said, after the attack on Monday evening involving a parcel bomb. FRANCE 24's Rachel Griffiths reports.

By FRANCE24

Ukrainian oligarch’s wife reveals she was not woman who lost limbs in Monaco bomb attack

Tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev was left fighting for life after the attempted assassination, with a woman and child also injured in the blast

By Shweta Sharma

Le Figaro: Monaco investigators suspect Ukraine’s Security Service organized attack on Ukrainian businessman Vadim Yermolayev

Investigators in Monaco are leaning toward the theory that Ukraine’s Security Service directed Monday’s attack on Vadim Yermolaev, once one of Ukraine’s wealthiest businessmen, Le Figaro reports.