Remember when you were considered a “conspiracy theorist” if you said the Ukrainians were behind the Nord Stream pipe explosion.
Well now you aren’t!
German authorities have announced they have charged a Ukrainian national for the Nord Stream pipeline attack in 2022.
German outlets have identified the man charged as Serhii K. but have not revealed whether he has any connections with the Ukrainian military or government:
BBC broke the story:
German prosecutors have filed charges against a Ukrainian national over the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea in 2022.
The suspect, named only as Serhii K under German privacy laws, is alleged to have led and co-ordinated the attack on the pipelines that transported natural gas from
Russia to Germany, German media reports say.
They say he is the same person arrested in Italy last summer and extradited to Germany in November. He has denied involvement.No-one has admitted carrying out the attack, and Ukraine has denied involvement in the case which may have serious implications for its relationship with Germany.
Here’s a photo of the suspect but due to German laws his face is blurred:
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— Reuters (@Reuters) July 2, 2026
DW broke down the details of how Serhii K. allegedly pulled off the attack:
According to reports, investigators discovered that K. led the sabotage team and was in command of the sailing yacht Andromeda, from which the attack was allegedly carried out. Investigators reportedly discovered traces of the military explosives HMX and RDX on the Andromeda.
Of K.’s seven alleged accomplices, one has reportedly since been killed during Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.K. was arrested on August 21, 2025, in the Italian province of Rimini.
ADVERTISEMENTFollowing his transfer to Germany on November 27, 2025, a German judge executed the arrest warrant the next day and he has been in pre-trial detention in the northern city of Hamburg since.
The evidence against the defendant is reportedly considered to be overwhelming. For instance, K. is alleged to have incriminated himself in intercepted phone calls made while in custody in Italy pending extradition.He fought for months against his extradition to Germany and at one point went on hunger strike, claiming mistreatment.
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