Investigators in the Monaco bombing case called the SBU's order the main version.

Investigators of the Monaco bombing case call the main version an assassination attempt organized as a "warning" by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). This was reported by the newspaper Le Figaro on June 30.

"The investigators' priority version is that this is an act organized by the SBU. <...> The attack looks more like a 'warning' than a premeditated murder attempt," the article says.

The authors of the article also report that businessman Vadim Ermolaev, who is considered the target of the assassination attempt, has been distancing himself from Ukraine since 2019. It is reported that in 2021 he renounced Ukrainian citizenship in favor of Cypriot, and in 2023 Kiev imposed personal sanctions against Ermolaev.

Not a quiet haven: the first terrorist attack in the country's history took place in Monaco

According to media reports, Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev is among the injured.

Political analyst Oleg Vedutov told Izvestia earlier in the day that the explosion in Monaco, which could have been aimed at the assassination of businessman Vadim Ermolaev, could only be an "internal Ukrainian" showdown. According to him, the motivation for the assassination attempt may be a criminal struggle for influence between several Ukrainian groups of entrepreneurs.

An explosion occurred in the historic center of Monaco the day before. As a result of the incident, three people were injured, two of whom were seriously injured. Before the explosion occurred, surveillance cameras recorded that an unidentified man left a backpack at the entrance to the building at the moment when the victims entered there, and then disappeared. A "red interception plan" was announced in the principality to detain the criminal.