German federal prosecutors say a Ukrainian man identified as Serhii K. was arrested overnight at a police station in Misano Adriatrico, near Rimini, Italy, on a European arrest warrant. He is suspected of coordinating a group that placed explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines and is accused of causing explosions, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of structures. Investigators earlier found traces of undersea explosives in samples taken from a yacht searched during the probe. The yacht reportedly set off from Rostock after being hired with forged IDs and intermediaries. Authorities have not named other suspects or a motive. German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig praised the investigative progress.
A Ukrainian citizen man suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany has been arrested, German prosecutors said Thursday.The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested overnight by officers from a police station in Misano Adriatrico, near the Italian city of Rimini, federal prosecutors said.
Explosions on Sept. 26, 2022, damaged the pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The damage added to tensions over the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources, following the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Investigators have been largely tightlipped on their investigation, but said two years ago they found traces of undersea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that was searched as part of the probe.
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