Nord Stream blast ordered by Ukraine, say German prosecutors
- On Wednesday, German federal prosecutors charged Ukrainian national Serhii K. with the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia to Europe.
- The operation reportedly cost around $300,000 and involved a six-member crew on a rented yacht targeting the pipeline network under the Baltic Sea, which historically provided billions to the Kremlin's coffers.
- Prosecutors allege "attacks on civilian energy infrastructure, causing an explosives detonation, and demolition of built structures." Evidence against Serhii is described as "overwhelming" due to incriminating phone calls made while in custody.
- Italy arrested the suspect in Rimini in August 2025, transferring him to Germany that November; he is now in detention in Hamburg awaiting trial, though lawyer Nicola Canestrini stated he is confident of an acquittal.
- This sabotage remains a major flashpoint in tensions between Moscow and the West, as reports claim Ukrainian military officers allegedly planned the operation to halt Russia's invasion despite orders to stop.
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New details on the North Stream sabotage have become public: The Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe assumes that the suspects "acted on behalf of state authorities in Ukraine."
New major turning point in the investigation into the sabotage of gas pipelines Nord Stream: the German prosecutor's office directly accused the Ukrainian authorities of ordering the destruction of infrastructure on Thursday...
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German prosecutors charge a Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions
German federal prosecutors have charged a former Ukrainian army officer over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
The reconstruction of the attack on Nord Stream pipelines makes a qualitative leap on the investigative and political plane. If up to now the investigation of the German Federal Public Prosecutor had identified the alleged material executors of the sabotage of September 2022 and formalized only yesterday the accusations against Serhij Kuznietsov, considered one of the components of the commando that would materially place the explosives on the b…
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