In brief
A parcel bomb detonated at a residential building near the Monaco‑France border, seriously injuring wealthy Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his wife and their son. The victims were taken to a hospital in Nice, where Yermolaiev remains in critical condition. Video footage shows a man dropping a backpack into the lobby before the blast, and the suspect was seen fleeing toward Beausoleil, sparking a joint police hunt across the border. Monaco’s elite condemn the attack as a heinous crime, while officials cooperate with French authorities.
In a shocking incident that has rattled Monaco and stretched into southern France, a parcel bomb detonated in a residential building on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla near the border, seriously injuring Ukrainian real‑estate magnate Vadym Yermolaiev, his wife, and their 13‑year‑old son.
The wounded trio were taken to a hospital in Nice, where Yermolaiev and his partner remain in critical condition, according to French media.
Monaco authorities confirmed the explosion was triggered by a parcel bomb, while video footage shows a man dropping a backpack into the lobby shortly before the detonation.
Surveillance also caught the suspect fleeing on foot toward Beausoleil, prompting a major police hunt across the French‑Monaco border; local police and emergency services responded within minutes.
Monaco's Prince Albert II, Minister of State Christophe Mirmand and French officials have condemned the attack as a heinous crime, urging cooperation with French authorities.
Yermolaiev, once a Ukrainian citizen from Dnipro and a known real‑estate developer with interests in Crimea's wine sector, renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a Cypriot citizen; he has been the target of sanctions by Kyiv since 2023.
