Monaco's ruler since 2005, former Olympian, steering the principality through wealth and diplomacy amid regional tensions.
A parcel bomb exploded near a residence in Monaco, injuring three people, including a Ukrainian-born magnate reportedly tied to sanctions. Prosecutors say the attack is being treated as attempted murder, not terrorism. Authorities are hunting a lone suspect who fled the scene, with surveillance footage aiding the manhunt.
A parcel bomb in Monaco has injured Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13-year-old child. Authorities treat the event as a deliberate explosion; a manhunt is underway as Monaco and France coordinate the investigation. Yermolaiev is a Ukrainian-born oligarch with Cypriot citizenship, previously sanctioned by Kyiv for business in Crimea.
A blast at a Monaco residence has injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon, Vadym Yermolaiev, and his partner. Authorities are reviewing evidence; officials say the attack appears targeted and ongoing investigations are in place with France assisting. No confirmed motive has been announced.
Ukraine's prosecutor general has released restored surveillance footage of a June 29 parcel bombing in Monaco that wounded tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their teenage son. Investigators have traced transfers of cash and cryptocurrency linking a suspected bomber, Anastasiia Berezovska, to two detained men in Ukraine; Berezovska was later found shot dead near Kyiv.