LUGANSK, June 30. /TASS/. The terrorist attack in Monaco that injured businessman Vadim Yermolaev may have stemmed from internal conflicts among Kiev’s criminal factions. Alexander Protsenko, a political science PhD candidate, associate professor at Vladimir Dahl Lugansk State University’s Department of Public Administration and chairman of the LPR branch of the Russian Society of Political Scientists, suggests that the "strings of this terrorist act" are likely to lead back to those in Vladimir Zelensky’s office who ordered it. "While it is premature to draw firm conclusions based solely on media reports," Protsenko told TASS, "considering Yermolaev’s connections with various figures within Ukraine’s military-political establishment, it seems highly probable that this attack was a result of settling scores between tightly knit criminal groups vying for influence over illicit resources."
Protsenko highlighted that Yermolaev’s case involves a web of criminal activities: smuggling, money laundering, and illegal call centers that target Russian residents daily - all reportedly overseen by law enforcement agencies or "nationalist gangs linked to them, with military ranks and official status." "It’s no surprise that the Kiev regime’s security apparatus would resort to their traditional tactic - terrorist acts - to eliminate rivals," he said. "They are fully aware that public exposure of the attack’s details or potential repercussions in Europe no longer provoke concern. The current geopolitical climate grants them a wide margin of impunity, especially given the anti-Russian sentiment that dominates. I wouldn’t be surprised if the trail of responsibility ultimately points to Zelensky’s office. Even if it doesn’t, the brazenness and permissiveness exhibited by Ukrainian security forces are, in part, attributable to Zelensky himself."
