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Ukrainian Prosecutors Release Video of Monaco Bombing

Was the Monaco bombing a GUR-directed assassination attempt or a sanctioned oligarch's ploy?

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Ukrainian Prosecutors Release Video of Monaco Bombing

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Above: Surveillance video footage from June 29 as a parcel bomb attack occurs in Monaco, released by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office on July 17. Image credit: Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office/AFP/Getty Images

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Establishment-critical narrative

Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the GUR, orchestrated a bombing in Monaco that nearly killed tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13-year-old son. A GUR officer was arrested for murdering the suspected bomber days after the attack — a clear sign of a cover-up. This was a state-directed assassination attempt on European soil that should alarm every Western ally backing Kyiv.

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Pro-establishment narrative

Yermolaiev's accusation against Ukraine's military intelligence is an unsupported claim from a sanctioned oligarch with documented ties to Russia-occupied Crimea and alleged links to a massive pan-European fraud network. The arrested officer said he acted alone, and no evidence connects GUR leadership to the bombing. A man facing sanctions and fraud scrutiny has every reason to point fingers at Kyiv.

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