German prosecutors allege Ukraine ordered Nord Stream pipeline attack
German prosecutors have charged a former Ukrainian army officer, identified as Serhii K, with participating in a war crime related to the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he has not yet received full details of the indictment and needs more information to respond.
German prosecutors have charged a 50-year-old Ukrainian national over the Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
The suspect, identified as Serhii K, is accused of attacking civilian energy infrastructure and destroying structures.
Prosecutors allege a sailing yacht, the Andromeda, was used to place explosive devices on the pipelines.
German federal prosecutors filed charges against a former Ukrainian army officer over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
The suspect was detained in August in Italy, extradited to Germany in November, and allegedly used a yacht hired with forged IDs.
Russia has accused the U.S. of staging the explosions, a charge Washington has denied.
A suspect, Serhiy Kuznietsov, an officer in the Ukrainian army, was indicted for war crimes related to the attack.
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