Archive · 27 Nov 2025
Ukrainian Suspect in Nord Stream Blast Sent to Germany
A man from Ukraine is suspected of helping to damage a big underwater gas pipeline called Nord Stream in 2022.
This pipeline was important for sending gas from Russia to Europe.
The man was caught in Italy and was sent to Germany to go to court.
He says he didn't do it, but the German authorities say he did.
They think he was part of a group that put bombs on the pipeline.
The man will go to court in Germany soon.
Another man from Ukraine was also wanted for this, but a court in Poland said he should be freed.
A Ukrainian man, Serhii K, was transferred from Italy to Germany to face charges related to the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage.
Serhii K denies any involvement in the attacks and his lawyer is confident in his acquittal.
German prosecutors accuse him of being part of a group that planted explosive devices on the pipelines near Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea.
The suspect was detained in Rimini, Italy, in August and had fought extradition to Germany.
A court in Poland recently ruled against handing over another Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany and ordered his immediate release.
- Who
- Serhii K, a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline
- What
- Transfer of the suspect from Italy to Germany for trial
- When
- Thursday (specific date not provided)
- Where
- From Rimini, Italy, to Germany
- Why
- To face charges related to the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022
- Suspect's Name
- Serhii K (identity protected by German privacy laws)
- Charges
- Collusion to cause an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage, destruction of important structures
- Location of Detention
- Rimini, Italy
- Date of Transfer
- Thursday (specific date not provided)
- Court Appearance
- Scheduled for the next day at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, Germany
- Incident Date
- 2022
- Location of Incident
- Near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea