Overview

• The suspected group included a coordinator, a skipper, an explosives specialist, and four divers who allegedly operated from the chartered yacht Andromeda that sailed from Rostock and stopped in Kołobrzeg, Poland.
• Investigators report fingerprints, DNA and explosive residues on the Andromeda, describe four timed charges made from octogen and hexogen, and say a DNA match links one suspect to documents signed during Bundeswehr training in Wildflecken.
• Italy detained 49-year-old Serhii K., identified by German prosecutors as the alleged coordinator, and Italian authorities have so far refused extradition as he reportedly contests the allegations.
• One of the seven suspects is reported to have been killed in eastern Ukraine in December 2024.
• Findings cited by ARD, SZ and Die Zeit indicate use of genuine Ukrainian passports bearing false names and a suspect’s flight from Poland in a Ukrainian diplomat’s car, while Ukrainian officials deny state involvement and German officials describe uneven cooperation from Poland.