The 58-year-old tycoon was left fighting for his life in hospital after a backpack full of nuts and bolts exploded at the entrance to his lavish apartment building in the principality.

The improvised explosive device containing nuts and bolts went off in the foyer of an apartment block called the Sun's Palace soon after 9.00pm on Monday.

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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A blast from an explosive device wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in a "deliberate" act unprecedented in the…

A Ukrainian oligarch is among three people injured in what authorities describe as a "deliberate" explosion on a residential building in Monaco.

Vadym Yermolaiev was sanctioned by Ukraine for allegedly doing business in Russian-occupied Crimea. Two other people were also injured, including a 13-year-old.

MONACO: A parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday (Jun 29), authorities said, in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe…

Ukrainian oligarch reported to be among injured in explosion at residential building in the Mediterranean principality.

Monaco blast: The unusual attack took place on Monday night, sending shockwaves across the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast. | World News

A blast from an explosive device wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in a "deliberate" act unprecedented in the…

ALBAWABA - A backpack explosion rocked Monaco, leaving three Ukrainians injured, including businessman and investor Vadym Iermolaiev. According to Euron

Explosion at residence near border with France was ‘very likely an attack’, minister says

Vadym Yermolaiev, who was injured in the blast, is the founder of the Dnipro-based industrial and trading group Alef and a long-time figure on Forbes’ list of Ukraine’s wealthiest…

Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, 58, and his wife are fighting for their lives after a bomb blast ripped through the La Rousse district of Monaco

Vadym Yermolaiev thought to be among three people injured in blast

Vadym Yermolaiev, his wife and their 13-year-old son are reportedly in critical condition after a shrapnel-filled bomb exploded outside their Monaco home

Source says Vadym Yermolaiev was one of two adults left with life-threatening injuries after apartment blast on Monday

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Un’esplosione ha scosso il centro di Monaco lunedì sera. Nell’attentato sono rimaste ferite tre persone in un palazzo residenziale ubicato nella strada Louis Frolla. Sarebbero…

Police hunt suspected bomber believed to have fled wealthy Mediterranean principality