Overview

• Carabinieri arrested Serhii K., identified under German privacy rules, in Italy’s Rimini province on a European arrest warrant requested by Germany.
• He is suspected of helping organize the placement of explosive devices on Nord Stream 1 and 2 near Denmark’s Bornholm in September 2022.
• Investigators say the group used a yacht rented in Rostock with forged identities, and earlier tests found traces of the explosive octogen on the vessel.
• The suspect faces allegations of causing an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of infrastructure, and is expected to be transferred to face a federal judge in Karlsruhe.
• Denmark and Sweden closed their probes in 2024 without charges, leaving Germany’s case as the sole active investigation; Kyiv denies involvement, and a 2024 warrant remains outstanding for a suspect identified as Volodymyr Z.