Ukrainian construction tycoon possibly targeted in Monaco explosion
French and Ukrainian media said a Ukrainian magnate and his wife and teenage child were those injured.The apparent attack on Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast. Ukrainska Pravda said he was targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 for ties to Russia, a year after Moscow launched its ongoing full-scale invasion. Monaco police officers patrol near the site of an explosion in a residential building in Monaco, near the French border, on June 29, 2026.
- ▪French and Ukrainian media said a Ukrainian magnate and his wife and teenage child were those injured.The apparent attack on Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast.
- ▪Ukrainska Pravda said he was targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 for ties to Russia, a year after Moscow launched its ongoing full-scale invasion.
- ▪Monaco police officers patrol near the site of an explosion in a residential building in Monaco, near the French border, on June 29, 2026.
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World Monaco explosion reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon and his family, as police hunt suspect who fled to France Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 4:32 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A blast from an explosive device seriously injured at least two people at an apartment building in Monaco, and local authorities said a suspected attacker had fled on foot into neighboring France. French and Ukrainian media said a Ukrainian magnate and his wife and teenage child were those injured.The apparent attack on Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast.
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