Overview

• Italian police detained Serhii K. in the Rimini area on a European arrest warrant; he is being held pending extradition proceedings to Germany.
• The Federal Prosecutor’s Office alleges he helped organize the team that planted devices on Nord Stream 1 and 2 in September 2022 near Denmark’s Bornholm island.
• Prosecutors say the group used a yacht rented in Rostock with forged identities, a vessel previously linked to traces of the explosive octogen.
• Charges cited by Germany include causing an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage, and destruction of infrastructure.
• Sweden and Denmark have closed their inquiries without suspects, leaving Germany’s case as the remaining criminal probe; Kyiv continues to deny involvement.