Crime & Justice
Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts
October 14, 2026 at 03:56 AM · Updated 2d ago
5 reports · 1 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ضابط أوكراني سابق أمام القضاء الألماني بتهمة تفجير خطي "نورد ستريم"
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TGThe Guardian
Ukrainian soldier to go on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines
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CNCNN
A trial over one of the biggest acts of sabotage in decades is getting underway. Here’s a refresher
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AJAl Jazeera English
Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts
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BNBBC News
Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
(opens the publisher’s site)Prosecutors opened the trial in Hamburg of a Ukrainian ex-officer accused of organizing the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts.
- The trial opened Wednesday at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court and is expected to run into February.
- Prosecutors allege Serhii K. led Ukrainian agents who attached explosives to the pipelines for unidentified state entities and call it a war crime.
- Serhii K., arrested in Italy in August 2025 and extradited to Germany, denies any involvement.
- Russia said Monday it expects a "just verdict" naming the perpetrators, while Ukraine denies involvement.
- Denmark and Sweden closed their Nord Stream investigations in 2024, leaving Germany the only country pursuing the case.
- Prosecutors identified the accused as Serhii Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian special forces officer in the Nord Stream case.
- Prosecutors allege Kuznetsov prepared and detonated explosive devices at depth near the Danish island of Bornholm.
- They charge him as an accomplice to war crimes for attacking civilian infrastructure.
- Prosecutors allege Kuznetsov detonated at least four explosive devices near the Danish island of Bornholm.
- A second suspect arrested in Croatia in connection with the case has applied for asylum.