Overview

• Carabinieri arrested Serhii K. near Rimini and presented him Friday to a Bologna court to review the warrant after a brief delay over translation, with a transfer request to Germany pending.
• A German investigative judge issued the European arrest warrant on August 18 on counts of jointly causing an explosive event, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of structures.
• Prosecutors allege he acted as a coordinator for a group that rented a yacht with forged documents in Rostock while divers placed explosives near Bornholm.
• The September 26, 2022 blasts damaged three of four pipeline strands, and Danish and Swedish investigations were later closed with evidence passed to Germany.
• German authorities say the probe remains active with additional suspects still sought, Ukraine denies involvement, and some intelligence figures urge caution on definitive attribution.