Overview

• Polish authorities detained a Ukrainian man identified as Volodymyr Z. in Pruszkow and transferred him to the Warsaw district prosecutor under a German European arrest warrant.
• German prosecutors describe the suspect as a trained diving instructor alleged to have taken part in dives from a yacht to place explosives on Nord Stream 1 and 2 near Bornholm in September 2022.
• He is being investigated on accusations including conspiring to cause an explosion and anti-constitutional sabotage, according to statements reported by prosecutors.
• The suspect’s lawyer confirmed he will fight extradition, arguing the warrant is inadmissible given Russia’s war in Ukraine and Gazprom’s ownership stake in the pipelines.
• Separately, Italy detained another Ukrainian suspect, Serhii K., accused of coordinating the operation; a court ordered his extradition to Germany, which remains pending appeal.