Overview

• German federal prosecutors said Serhii K. was detained overnight in the Rimini area on a European arrest warrant issued on 18 August.
• Carabinieri in Misano Adriatico executed the arrest in coordination with Italy’s international police cooperation service and Interpol.
• Prosecutors allege he helped coordinate a group that installed explosive devices on Nord Stream 1 and 2 near Bornholm in September 2022, causing major gas leaks on 26 September.
• The warrant cites suspected offenses including causing explosions with explosives, unconstitutional sabotage and destruction of buildings, and references transport via a sailing yacht rented from Rostock using false identities.
• Italian authorities seized his electronic devices, set a hearing at the Bologna Court of Appeal on executing the warrant, and Germany is expected to seek his extradition as Genoa prosecutors request information for a separate maritime investigation.