PARIS, June 30. /TASS/. The investigation into Monday's attempt on the life of Ukrainian businessman Vladimir Yermolayev in Monaco is going on the theory that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was behind the attack, according to Le Figaro.
"According to several sources contacted by Le Figaro, investigators are inclined to believe that the SBU is behind this crime," it said.
It highlighted that Yermolayev had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and was individually sanctioned by Kiev.
"According to our information, the attack looks more like a 'warning' than a premeditated murder attempt," the newspaper says.
The story also said that Yermolayev's companion, who was next to him at the time of the explosion, was seriously injured: "She lost her leg and both feet." Yermolayev also suffered severe leg injuries, but there's no information indicating that he needed to have a any limbs amputated. According to media reports, doctors are fighting for the woman's life in a Nice hospital, while the businessman was transported to Marseille. His 13-year-old son was thrown 20 meters by the shockwave, and he suffered burns all over his body.
