A Ukrainian man accused of helping to mastermind the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines four years ago went on trial for war crimes in Germany on Wednesday, with his defence calling for the case to be dismissed. The closely watched trial – the first involving one of the alleged perpetrators of the 2022 attacks in the Baltic Sea – opened at the Higher Regional Court in the northern city of Hamburg with a significant international media presence. The defendant, 50-year-old Serhiy Kuznetsov, is...
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WED · 2026-10-14 · 13:43 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1014-118917
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Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage goes on trial in Germany
A Ukrainian man, identified as 50-year-old Serhiy Kuznetsov, has gone on trial in Germany for war crimes. The trial, which opened on Wednesday at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, is the first involving an alleged perpetrator of the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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A Ukrainian man, identified as 50-year-old Serhiy Kuznetsov, has gone on trial in Germany for war crimes. The trial, which opened on Wednesday at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, is the first involving an alleged perpetrator of the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Kuznetsov is accused of helping to mastermind these attacks. His defense team has called for the case to be dismissed. The proceedings are attracting significant international media attention.
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The defendant's defence team called for the case to be dismissed.
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The trial opened at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg with a significant international media presence.
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This is the first trial involving one of the alleged perpetrators of the 2022 attacks in the Baltic Sea.
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A Ukrainian man accused of helping to mastermind the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines has gone on trial for war crimes in Germany.
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