German prosecutors charge Ukrainian national over 2022 Nord Stream sabotage
German prosecutors have indicted Serhii K., alleging he coordinated a yacht crew with forged documents to transport explosives to the Nord Stream pipelines on orders of Ukrainian state authorities. The suspect faces a war‑crime charge, and a German court ruled that state immunity would not protect him.
German prosecutors have indicted a Ukrainian national identified as Serhii K. (also known as Serhii Kuznietsov) for involvement in the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines. Prosecutors allege that the sabotage was ordered by Ukrainian state authorities and that the suspect coordinated a crew of a sailing yacht chartered with forged documents to transport explosives to the pipelines.
The suspect faces a war‑crime charge for attacking civilian objects under Germany's international‑crimes code. According to grosswald.org, the Federal Court of Justice ruled in December 2025 that neither state immunity nor combatant privilege would shield the suspect even if he acted on a foreign state's orders.
The 2022 explosions destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines linking Russia to Europe; grosswald.org reported that three of the four pipeline strings were destroyed.
Ukraine has denied involvement in the sabotage case, BBC reported. Moscowtimes reported that the suspect is accused of acting on behalf of Ukrainian government entities alongside other military personnel.
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