Who is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, the suspected target of the Monaco bombing?

An explosion in Monaco on Monday night wounded three people. Authorities are investigating it as an attempted murder. According to France 24, the suspected target is Vadym Yermolaiev—a Ukrainian-born oligarch who's been sanctioned by Kyiv for business dealings in Russian-annexed Crimea. While officials haven't publicly confirmed victim identities, media reports are pointing to Yermolaiev.

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