Attacks on Ukrainian figures living abroad show war spilling over borders and no one fully safe.
Sanctions on people like Ermolaev for Russia ties make them targets for revenge or settling scores.
This kind of bombing in rich safe place like Monaco shows how dirty and personal the conflict has become.
#BREAKING Vladimir Ermolaev is believed to have been the apparent target of today's explosion in Monaco, along with his wife and son; victims are reportedly of Ukrainian nationality. pic.twitter.com/utD7isTOlk
— Global OSINT (@GlobalOSINTHQ) June 29, 2026
BFMTV: All 3 victims in the backpack bombing in Monaco are Ukrainian https://t.co/wK8LpBqoyO https://t.co/Dsn0IN9jtF
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) June 29, 2026
Balkanweb report on Monaco bomb and Ukrainian target: https://www.balkanweb.com/en/Bomb-explosion-near-Cuomo-Institute-in-Monaco–3-injured–suspect-wanted/
La Presse article on probable attack and oligarch: https://www.lapresse.ca/international/europe/2026-06-29/monaco/trois-blesses-dans-un-probable-attentat-dont-un-oligarque-ukrainien.php