Overview

• Italian police detained 49-year-old Serhii K. near Rimini on a European arrest warrant requested by German prosecutors.
• Germany accuses him of coordinating a group that placed explosives near Bornholm in September 2022, allegedly operating from a Rostock‑rented yacht obtained with forged documents.
• After his presentation to a judge in Bologna, the warrant was confirmed and he was remanded pending a decision on transfer to Germany.
• In court he denied involvement, said he was in Ukraine at the time of the blasts, and is contesting extradition.
• The broader investigation continues into additional suspects and possible backing, with one Ukrainian suspect still at large and attribution questions unresolved despite international evidence-sharing with Germany.