Target of Monaco bomb blames attack on Ukrainian spy agency

Vadym Iermolaiev says the attack on him in Monaco was not a warning but an attempt to kill him and his family. Photograph: Tiit Blaat/Delfi Meedia/Scanpix Baltics

The Ukrainian businessman who survived an assassination attempt in Monaco has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of organising the attack.

In his first public statement since the bombing that shook the wealthy principality, Vadym Iermolaiev alleged that serving and former officers of the GUR military intelligence agency were behind the attempted killing, which left him injured but his partner critically wounded.