The wife of sanctioned Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev has lost both legs as a result of an explosion in Monaco. UP's law enforcement sources believe the attack may have been organised by representatives of organised crime and could be linked to fraud call centres in Dnipro.

One victim was named by a local news outlet as Vadim Ermolaev - one of Ukraine's wealthiest men - who is understood to have fled the country amid the war with Russia

Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. One of the wounded is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, a source said.

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