Assassination attempt in Monaco. Who is Vadym Iermolaiev — oligarch who had schemes with Russians and National Memorial / Uncensored. VIDEO
On Monday evening, 29 June, a powerful explosion occurred in a residential building in Monaco. According to media reports, Dnipro businessman Vadym Iermolaiev may have been injured in the blast.
It was also reported that his female companion and a 13-year-old teenager were injured. Who is Vadym Iermolaiev and what is he known for?
Watch the analysis by journalist Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva on Censor.NET’s YouTube channel.
Background
- On the evening of 29 June, a powerful explosion occurred near a residential building in Monaco, on the border with France, injuring three members of one Ukrainian family. According to media reports, the victims are sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Iermolaiev and his relatives.
- Media outlets wrote that the woman’s injuries resulted in the amputation of both legs.
- Surveillance footage shows the suspect in the terrorist attack throwing a backpack in front of the building’s door. He is being searched for. He is currently believed to have managed to leave for French territory.
- Monaco Prime Minister Christophe Mirmand said it was a planned attack and a terrorist act. The explosive device, he said, may have contained bolts and metal parts inside.
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that three members of one family of Ukrainian origin were injured in the explosion in Monaco, two of whom are in extremely serious condition. Ukrainian diplomats from the embassy in France are at the scene.
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Monaco Prosecutor General Stephane Thibault said the explosion that injured members of one family of Ukrainian origin had been classified as attempted murder.
