Police in Monaco have launched a large-scale manhunt for a suspect believed to be behind the explosion that seriously injured sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev and members of his family.
Details: The search operation continued on the morning of Tuesday 30 June, involving Monaco's police force, around 40 French gendarmes and two helicopters.
The suspect was captured by numerous CCTV cameras, although his face was partially concealed.
According to the information available so far, the suspect left a package containing an explosive device in the lobby of a building in the Boulevard d'Italie area before walking quickly towards the neighbouring French commune of Beausoleil, where investigators lost track of him.
In addition to reviewing CCTV footage, investigators are interviewing potential witnesses who may have seen the suspect.
Prince Albert II of Monaco said all available emergency and security services had been mobilised in close coordination with the French authorities.
Background:
The explosion occurred on the evening of 29 June. Yermolaiev sustained serious injuries. Authorities in Monaco have described the incident as unprecedented for the principality.
Vadym Yermolaiev is a businessman from Dnipro, the founder of the Alef trade and industrial corporation and one of the city's largest property developers. He was previously listed among Forbes Ukraine's 100 richest Ukrainians but later renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in favour of Cypriot nationality.
Yermolaiev was also featured in Ukrainska Pravda's Monaco Battalion investigation into Ukrainian businessmen, politicians and oligarchs who settled on the French Riviera during Russia's full-scale invasion.
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