Ukrainian arrested in Italy over Nord Stream attacks, German prosecutors say
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Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's prosecutor general said on Thursday.
The suspect, identified only as Serhii K. under German privacy laws, was part of a group of people who planted devices on the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm in September 2022, a statement from the prosecutor's office said.
He will be brought before a German judge after being transferred.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosions in September 2022 that severely damaged pipelines transporting gas from Russia to Europe.
It represented a significant escalation in the Ukraine conflict and worsening of the continent's energy supply crisis.
Authorities acted on a European arrest warrant for the suspect, who faces charges of collusion to cause an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of buildings.
Germany's justice minister Stefanie Hubig said the arrest was an "impressive success" for Germany's state prosecutors.
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