Described as the “strongman” of Monaco’s basketball team, club president Ukrainian Sergei Dyadechko was the victim of a break in at his Monaco apartment, according to the French-language press.

A strongbox was stolen at his home during the night of August 12 and 13, although the robbery wasn’t discovered until August 26. The safe, weighing 250 kg, contained jewellery valued at €2 million, sources are reporting.

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