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Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his wife and son injured in explosion in Monaco. An unknown person left a backpack with explosives in the house.
As a result of an explosion in Monaco, Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his wife and 13-year-old son were injured, BFMTV reports, citing a source close to the investigation. According to the broadcaster, the explosion occurred around 9 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Moscow time) on June 29 in a residential building located between Boulevard d'Italie and Rue Reverent-Per-Louis-Frolla.
TL;DR
- Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his wife, and 13-year-old son were injured in an explosion in Monaco.
- The explosion occurred on June 29 in a residential building.
- Police are searching for a suspect who left a bag with explosives and was captured on surveillance cameras.
- Monaco's authorities are cooperating with French authorities on the investigation.
- The prosecution considers the incident a probable terrorist act.
- The explosive device was homemade and filled with shrapnel.
- Vadim Ermolaev is the founder of the "Alef" corporation and was ranked among Ukraine's wealthiest individuals.
- In December 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Ermolaev and his company "Alef-Vinal-Krym" due to business activities in annexed Crimea.