Overview

• Italian police detained 49-year-old Ukrainian Serhii K. on Wednesday night in a resort near Rimini and brought him before a judge in Bologna on Friday.
• The German arrest warrant alleges he coordinated the 2022 operation and served on the crew of the chartered yacht Andromeda.
• Investigators say fingerprints, DNA and explosive traces were recovered on the vessel after a foreign intelligence tip led them to it.
• The warrant describes at least four timed charges of RDX/HMX weighing 14 to 27 kilograms each placed on the Nord Stream pipelines at roughly 70 to 80 meters depth.
• His lawyer has rejected the allegations and he plans to contest extradition, while German authorities say several additional suspects have been identified and Ukraine denies state involvement.