Overview

• Italian Carabinieri detained 49-year-old Serhii K. overnight near Rimini, reportedly flagged during a routine lodging check, and transferred him to a local prison.
• Germany’s federal prosecutor alleges he helped coordinate the September 2022 operation and accuses him of jointly causing an explosion, sabotage against the constitutional order, and destruction of structures.
• The European Arrest Warrant was issued on August 18 by a Federal Court of Justice investigating judge, with the Bologna appeals court to decide on its execution before a planned transfer to Germany.
• Investigators say the team used a chartered yacht from Rostock under falsified identities, and that divers placed time-delayed charges near Bornholm that disabled three of the pipelines’ four strings.
• It is the first detention in the case, as probes continue into other suspects, motives and any state role after Sweden and Denmark closed their inquiries and shared findings with Germany.