Nord Stream sabotage: Formal charges against Ukrainian man

It was in September 2022 that it was discovered that the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, which run from Russia to Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea, had sprung a leak. Seismic measurements showed that explosions had taken place in the sea shortly before. Swedish prosecutors later confirmed that the wires had been blown up.

The sabotage has previously been reported to have been carried out with the knowledge of the Ukrainian military. In addition to the man now arrested, a captain, an explosives expert and several other deep-sea divers are said to have been involved. Formal charges have been brought against a 50-year-old Ukrainian man.