Overview

• The Bologna Court of Appeal ruled on September 16 to hand over Serhii Kuznietsov, whom German prosecutors suspect of helping coordinate the 2022 pipeline attacks.
• His lawyer says he will appeal to the Court of Cassation, and Kuznietsov denies any role and maintains he was in Ukraine when the explosions occurred.
• The defense argues he was barred from attending hearings and denied full access to the German case file, citing violations of fair‑trial rights and detention standards.
• German investigators say a six‑person Ukrainian cell carried out the operation and that false identity documents were used to rent a yacht from Rostock linked to the blasts.
• Sweden and Denmark ended their separate probes in 2024, leaving Germany’s investigation as the primary ongoing case into the Baltic Sea explosions.