Overview
- The video released by Ukraine’s prosecutor shows a person placing a bag at the entrance of Vadim Ermolayev’s Monaco building moments before an explosion on June 29, and the clip was shared publicly by Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
- All three victims—Ermolayev, his wife Anna Nasobina, and their 13‑year‑old son—survived and remain hospitalized with serious injuries, with reports that Nasobina lost both legs because of the blast.
- Ukrainian authorities arrested two men in early July — an ex‑police officer and a Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) employee — and the Security Service of Ukraine says one of the arrested men confessed to killing Anastasia Berezovska, who was found shot in Ukraine after the attack.
- Monaco opened a judicial probe on July 2 for attempted murder and placement of an explosive device and is exchanging evidence with Ukrainian investigators while forensic analysis of the device and its origin remain pending.
- Ermolayev is a wealthy businessman from Dnipro under prior Ukrainian investigation and sanctions for alleged money‑laundering and Crimea‑linked financing, a background that adds complex motives and legal questions to the cross‑border inquiry.