Monaco explosion injures 3 including Ukrainian tycoon, local media reports; suspect flees to France
Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 12:18 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- An explosive device detonated at a residential building in Monaco, injuring three people.
- The injured include two adults and a child, who were hospitalized in France.
- French and Ukrainian media identified one of the injured as Ukrainian construction tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev.
- The suspect fled the scene into France on foot.
- Monaco's Prince Albert II condemned the act, and authorities are investigating the motive.
- Vadym Iermolaiev was reportedly targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 due to ties with Russia.