‘Ukrainian oligarch’ injured in backpack bomb blast in Monaco – media (VIDEOS)
At least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional “attack”
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.
The explosion occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue Révérend Père 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’s 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.
Authorities have yet to officially confirm the victims’ identities, but sources close to the investigation told BFMTV that they were the family of “major Ukrainian oligarch” 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’s 100 richest men.
🇲🇨 ALERTE – Attentat à la bombe ce soir à #Monaco, près de la place des Moulins. Plusieurs victimes.
De nombreux secours convergent sur les lieux.
Un suspect est activement recherché, il a été aperçu sur les caméras de vidéosurveillance en train de déposer un sac à dos. pic.twitter.com/dko4LYev8J— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026
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.
🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. Le plan rouge a été déclenché. Des sapeurs-pompiers des Alpes-Maritimes ont été appelés en renfort. https://t.co/hv3j2mTur8 pic.twitter.com/GOW0fG8tg3
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026
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.
The explosion was powerful enough to be heard several blocks away. Monaco authorities also activated the “red plan,” an emergency response protocol used in the event of a sudden incident causing multiple casualties.
“This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has occurred in the Principality,” Mirmand said. Eric Ciotti, the mayor of neighboring Nice, described the incident as an “attack.”
“The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that strikes Monaco,” Ciotti wrote in a post on X. “Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilized.”
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Basically at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Reading that 🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves — hard to argue with the logic there.
In other words the explosion occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, a street in the principality near the French border. Curious to see how this develops.
Considering at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
The bigger issue here is 🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. That changes the calculation.
If at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional. Wonder how this will land.
🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. Meanwhile at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional.
In other words 🇲🇨 ALERTE – Attentat à la bombe ce soir à #Monaco, près de la place des Moulins. Curious to see how this develops.
What stands out is at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Considering the explosion occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, a street in the principality near the French border, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
On one hand 🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. But at the same time at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional.
Louis Frolla has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
Think about it: le Figaro also reported that the three victims were all members of Ermolaev’s family. That speaks volumes.
When you look at at least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional, the implications are hard to ignore.