An audacious bomb attack in the heart of Monaco has left a Ukrainian oligarch wounded, triggering a sweeping manhunt across the French Riviera. The victim, identified as 54-year-old Viktor Krasnytskyi, a tycoon with ties to Kiev’s energy sector, was targeted as he stepped out of his penthouse in the Monte Carlo district at 8:45 am local time. Witnesses report a deafening blast that shattered the morning calm, sending shrapnel across the boulevard and causing panic among tourists.
Krasnytskyi, who sustained leg injuries, is now hospitalised in stable condition. Police have cordoned off the area and deployed drones thermal-imaging units to track the assailant who fled on a motorcycle. This incident bears the hallmarks of a precision strike, likely orchestrated by adversaries exploiting Monaco’s unique vulnerabilities.
Its microstate status and heavy reliance on surveillance pose a digital sovereignty question. Who controls the data that could solve this crime? For now, the manhunt continues as the world watches a Black Mirror scenario unfold under the Mediterranean sun.
