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Monaco backpack bomb explosion

29 Jun 2026 – 3 Jul 2026 · 3 chapters · 21 updates

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Chapter 1Monaco backpack bomb explosion

  1. 29 Jun

    Government classifies explosion as a likely terrorist attack after three people are injured by a backpack bomb, suspect remains at large

    No source was given for this update.

  2. Identified the target as a Ukrainian oligarch, according to reports suggesting the attack was specifically aimed at a family from Kiev.

    No source was given for this update.

  3. Confirmed three Ukrainians were wounded in the Monaco explosion, with the targeted Kiev oligarch now reported in critical condition as police launch a manhunt for the suspect.

    No source was given for this update.

  4. Identified a married couple among the victims now in life-threatening condition, as investigators confirm the suspect planted the explosive device in the lobby.

    No source was given for this update.

  5. Identified the victims as a Ukrainian oligarch and his partner, as authorities officially classify the explosion as a targeted attack and launch a manhunt for the suspect.

    No source was given for this update.

  6. 30 Jun

    Confirmed three people are now reported seriously injured in the Monaco explosion, as authorities continue the manhunt for the suspect behind the targeted attack.

    No source was given for this update.

  7. Investigate a Ukrainian businessman as the potential target of the Monaco backpack bombing, as authorities continue their manhunt for the suspect.

    No source was given for this update.

  8. Injured three people in the Monaco backpack bombing as authorities launch a manhunt for the suspect who fled the scene.

    No source was given for this update.

Chapter 2Monaco package bomb explosion

  1. 30 Jun

    Police hunt suspect after package bomb injures three people, including sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Vadim Iermolaiev, on Rue Reverend Pere Louis Frolla

    The Guardian (opens in a new tab)BBC (opens in a new tab)Mediafax (opens in a new tab)

  2. Confirmed: Ukrainian businessman Vadim Iermolaiev died following the package bomb explosion in Monaco, with two others remaining injured.

    No source was given for this update.

  3. Revealed: The targeted Ukrainian businessman Vadim Iermolaiev was reportedly on Ukraine's sanctions list, according to new reports following the Monaco explosion.

    No source was given for this update.

  4. Injured the wife and child of Ukrainian businessman Vadim Iermolaiev in the Monaco package bomb attack, according to new reports.

    No source was given for this update.

  5. Injured Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Iermolaiev alongside his wife and child in the Monaco package bomb attack, marking the first terror incident in the principality's history.

    No source was given for this update.

  6. Deteriorated to critical condition for Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Iermolaiev following the Monaco package bomb attack that also injured his wife and child.

    No source was given for this update.

  7. Launched a manhunt in Monaco as authorities search for suspects following the targeted explosion that left Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Iermolaiev in critical condition.

    No source was given for this update.

  8. Injured three people in the Monaco explosion, which authorities now confirm was a targeted attack using a package bomb. The investigation into the suspects continues.

    No source was given for this update.

  9. Identified the victims of the Monaco bombing as a Ukrainian oligarch in critical condition, his wife who suffered an amputation, and their 13-year-old son.

    No source was given for this update.

  10. Launched a manhunt for the perpetrators following the Monaco bombing that critically injured a Ukrainian oligarch and his family.

    No source was given for this update.

  11. Fled the suspect toward France, according to the Monaco Minister of State, as authorities continue the manhunt following the bombing.

    No source was given for this update.

Chapter 3Monaco bomb suspect hunt

  1. 2 Jul

    Investigators identify the suspect in the Monaco bombing as a Ukrainian woman residing in Germany, who has been located in an undisclosed European country.

    ilgiornale.it (opens in a new tab)ilmessaggero.it (opens in a new tab)ansa.it (opens in a new tab)BFM TV (opens in a new tab)swissinfo.ch (opens in a new tab)

  2. 3 Jul

    Interpol issues Red Notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man to flee the bombing scene

    20minutes.fr (opens in a new tab)dhnet.be (opens in a new tab)independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)bt.dk (opens in a new tab)nettavisen.no (opens in a new tab)

Articles in this story

  1. Bomb blast wounds Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco, suspect flees to France
  2. Bomb attack in Monaco targets Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, three injured in first such blast
  3. Interpol issues red notice for Ukrainian woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack on oligarch Vadim Ermolaev

Sources

Publishers the updates cite.

20minutes, ANSA, BBC, BFM TV, bt.dk, dhnet.be, il Giornale.it, Il Messaggero, Mediafax, Nettavisen, SWI swissinfo.ch, The Guardian, The Independent