Overview
- The explosion hit a residential building on Monday evening, injuring three people reported to be from the same Ukrainian family; two adults are in critical condition and a 13‑year‑old sustained less severe wounds.
- Monaco prosecutors say security cameras show an individual placing a bag or backpack in the building lobby and fleeing, and officials believe the device likely contained bolts or other shrapnel.
- Authorities activated the principality’s 'piano rosso' emergency plan, mobilized police and rescue teams, and have begun evidence collection while searching for the fleeing suspect.
- Several news outlets identify one injured adult as Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, a report that Monaco authorities have not independently confirmed.
- Officials say an attack of this type appears unprecedented for Monaco and the incident is expected to prompt heightened security for high‑profile residents and tighter cross‑border police cooperation as investigators probe motive and target selection.