{"id":359298,"date":"2026-07-01T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=359298"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:28:51","slug":"ukrainian-oligarchs-wife-speaks-out-as-lover-loses-legs-in-monaco-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/ukrainian-oligarchs-wife-speaks-out-as-lover-loses-legs-in-monaco-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian oligarch’s wife speaks out as ‘lover’ loses legs in Monaco | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Ukrainian multimillionaire who was targeted in a \u2018deliberate\u2019 explosion in Monaco was together with his London-based \u2018lover\u2019 when the bomb went off.<\/p>\n

Vadim Ermolaev, 58, who can be referred to as Vadym Yermolaiev, is \u2018fighting for his life\u2019 alongside his son and his \u2018lover\u2019 after an explosion in Monaco.<\/p>\n

Anna Nasobina, 46, was with Ermolaev when the bomb detonated, it has been confirmed.<\/p>\n

Initial reports suggested Ermolaev\u2019s wife \u2013 also named Anna \u2013 had been the one injured within the blast. But Anna Ermolaev, 56, was abroad on the time when the bomb went off.<\/p>\n

She told Suspline: \u2018We’re currently in a state of severe stress and are actively cooperating with the investigation and law enforcement agencies.\u2019<\/p>\n

Nasobina, Ermolaev\u2019s alleged lover, describes herself as a \u2018London-based\u2019 director originally from Dnipro, Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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Ermolaev was sanctioned by the Ukrainian government in 2023 after he was found to be selling alcohol to Russians in occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n

He has denied these accusations, claiming that\u00a0Russia<\/a>\u00a0had seized his grape-growing and cognac enterprise.<\/p>\n

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Ermolaev moved to Monaco after the war broke out in 2022 (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The millionaire took up residence in Monaco after Ukraine was invaded. He was filmed for a documentary living a lavish lifestyle, driving Bentleys and spending his money on megayachts and luxury villas.<\/p>\n

This was a scandal for\u00a0Ukrainians living in a warzone back home.<\/p>\n

CCTV showed what gave the impression to be a suspect dropping off bags shortly before the blast at around 10pm on Monday. The backpack was believed to have been stuffed with nuts and bolts.<\/p>\n

French news outlet Le Figaro claimed\u00a0the attack<\/a>\u00a0can have been meant more as a \u2018warning\u2019\u00a0than a deliberate murder attempt.<\/p>\n

Silvano Ippolito, who lives across from the constructing where the explosion happened, described seeing a bit of boy on the bottom being seen to by other people after hearing the blast.<\/p>\n

He then called his wife, a physician, who provided first aid to the lady.<\/p>\n

\u2018She intervened in a short time, before the emergency services arrived, to use tourniquets and perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, as the lady was losing consciousness,\u2019 Ippolito said.<\/p>\n

A person got here out of the constructing covered in blood and staggering, he said, and as he tried to go down the steps, the staircase collapsed.<\/p>\n

The person then fell on Ippolito\u2019s wife and a firefighter, he said.<\/p>\n

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The explosion rocked the doorway of the constructing in Monaco (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Russia has a protracted history of\u00a0targeting its enemies abroad, and Western intelligence officials have recently said that a\u00a0campaign of targeted killings\u00a0has ramped up since President Vladimir Putin\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u2018It seems that the family was specifically targeted,\u2019 said Christophe Mirmand, the minister of state for Monaco.<\/p>\n

He said the suspect \u2018had walked around the world several times while waiting for the victims,\u2019 based on surveillance footage.<\/p>\n

The explosion, which is known to be \u2018deliberate\u2019, destroyed the doorway of the Cuomo Foundation, a philanthropic organisation.<\/p>\n

It occurred after an explosive device was allegedly left in a backpack by a male suspect wearing a black hat, tracksuit, white jeans and trainers.<\/p>\n

Police said the suspect was spotted fleeing towards the border within the nearby French town of Beausoleil.<\/p>\n

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an internet browser that supports HTML5 video A Ukrainian multimillionaire who was targeted in a \u2018deliberate\u2019 explosion in Monaco was together with his London-based \u2018lover\u2019 when the bomb went off. Vadim Ermolaev, 58, who can be referred to as Vadym Yermolaiev, is \u2018fighting for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":359299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[11032,1590,31181,33982,395,40883,2381,21289,1665,813],"class_list":["post-359298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-legs","tag-loses","tag-lover","tag-monaco","tag-news","tag-oligarchs","tag-speaks","tag-ukrainian","tag-wife","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t