Overview
- A package left in the lobby of a residential building exploded on Monday evening, June 29, wounding three members of the same Ukrainian family and seriously injuring two adults.
- Surveillance footage shows a person placing a backpack at the entrance and fleeing on foot toward Beausoleil in France, prompting joint searches by Monegasque and French police.
- Officials say the device was likely designed to maim, containing bolts and metal fragments, and investigators are pursuing a probe for attempted homicide rather than terrorism.
- Media reports identify one of the critically wounded as businessman Vadym Ermolaev, and authorities are examining multiple leads including organised‑crime reprisals, fraud networks and other intelligence‑related lines.
- Monaco activated emergency plans, tightened border checks and is coordinating with European partners as the inquiry continues and no arrest or definitive motive has yet been announced.