{"id":1562,"date":"2026-06-29T23:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/29\/ukrainian-oligarch-injured-in-backpack-bomb-blast-in-monaco-media-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:10:52","slug":"ukrainian-oligarch-injured-in-backpack-bomb-blast-in-monaco-media-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1562","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ukrainian oligarch\u2019 injured in backpack bomb blast in Monaco \u2013 media (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional \u201cattack\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

An explosive device packed with shrapnel seriously injured Ukrainian-born businessman Vadim Ermolaev and two members of his family at the entrance to a residential building in Monaco on Monday evening, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n

The explosion occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue R\u00e9v\u00e9rend P\u00e8re Louis Frolla, a street in the principality near the French border. Investigators believe the device had been hidden in a backpack left near the entrance to the building. Monaco\u2019s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand told AFP that the device likely contained bolts and shot, and indicated that authorities were treating the blast as a likely terrorist attack.<\/p>\n

Authorities have yet to officially confirm the victims\u2019 identities, but sources close to the investigation told BFMTV that they were the family of \u201cmajor Ukrainian oligarch\u201d<\/em> Vadim Ermolaev, a businessman born in Dnepropetrovsk in 1968. Before he was stripped of Ukrainian citizenship in 2023, Forbes ranked him 35th among the country\u2019s 100 richest men.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 ALERTE – Attentat \u00e0 la bombe ce soir \u00e0 #Monaco<\/a>, pr\u00e8s de la place des Moulins. Plusieurs victimes.
De nombreux secours convergent sur les lieux.
Un suspect est activement recherch\u00e9, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 aper\u00e7u sur les cam\u00e9ras de vid\u00e9osurveillance en train de d\u00e9poser un sac \u00e0 dos. pic.twitter.com\/dko4LYev8J<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Infos Fran\u00e7aises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Le Figaro also reported that the three victims were all members of Ermolaev’s family. The parents, aged between 50 and 60, are reportedly in critical condition, while their 13-year-old son is in stable condition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 ATTENTAT \u00c0 MONACO : Au moins trois bless\u00e9s dont deux graves. Le plan rouge a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clench\u00e9. Des sapeurs-pompiers des Alpes-Maritimes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 appel\u00e9s en renfort. https:\/\/t.co\/hv3j2mTur8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GOW0fG8tg3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Infos Fran\u00e7aises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A suspect was allegedly caught on CCTV leaving the backpack near the entrance just as several people were entering the building, before fleeing on foot toward Beausoleil, a French commune bordering Monaco. A manhunt was launched after the blast, with the suspect still at large.<\/p>\n

The explosion was powerful enough to be heard several blocks away.\u00a0Monaco authorities also activated the \u201cred plan,\u201d<\/em> an emergency response protocol used in the event of a sudden incident causing multiple casualties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has occurred in the Principality,\u201d<\/em> Mirmand said. Eric Ciotti, the mayor of neighboring Nice, described the incident as an \u201cattack.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that strikes Monaco,\u201d<\/em> Ciotti wrote in a post on X. \u201cThoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilized.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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