A Ukrainian man identified as Serhiy K was arrested near Rimini, Italy, after a European arrest warrant issued by Germany's federal prosecutor's office. The 26 September 2022 explosions severely damaged the Nord Stream pipelines that had carried Russian gas to Germany. Investigators suspect a Ukrainian commando operation; divers are believed to have been transported by the chartered sailing yacht Andromeda from Rostock to the area near Bornholm, where explosives were planted on the sea bed. Serhiy K is believed to have been aboard the yacht in a coordinating role rather than as a diver. The yacht was rented using intermediaries and forged identity papers. The GBA intends to charge suspects with anti-constitutional sabotage and causing an explosion. Media investigations reported the operatives considered the pipeline a military target to deny revenues to Russia.
A Ukrainian man alleged to have been involved in the 2022 detonation of the Nord Stream pipelines that carried gas from Russia to Germany, has been arrested in Italy, according to German authorities. The man, identified only as Serhiy K, is believed to have been onboard the sailing boat from where the attacked was allegedly carried out. Carabinieri arrested the man on Wednesday evening in the area around Rimini, after a European arrest warrant was issued on Monday, Germany's federal prosecutor's office (GBA)
The attacks on the pipelines, which were not in use, were carried out on 26 September 2022 and damaged them apparently beyond repair. Investigators have long suspected it was a Ukrainian commando operation. Divers are believed to have been taken there by the chartered sailing yacht Andromeda, which set off from the German port of Rostock to the area close to the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm, where they planted explosives on the sea bed.
Serhiy K is thought to have been onboard. Investigators do not believe he was one of the divers, but he is thought to have had a leading role as a coordinator of what appeared to have been a well planned operation. The yacht was hired with the help of intermediaries and using forged identity papers, from a German company, according to prosecutors.
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