2022 Nord Stream sabotage

Croatian court orders detention for Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect

A Croatian court ordered pretrial detention for Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, a Ukrainian national whom German authorities believe to be behind the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, Croatian news outlet Index reported on Aug. 20.

21 August, 12:28 AM

Nord Stream suspect arrested on Sean Penn film set in Croatia

A Ukrainian man suspected of taking part in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested on Aug. 19 on the set of a Hollywood film shooting in Croatia, German outlet Legal Tribune Online reported.

19 August, 11:36 PM

No evidence of Ukrainian involvement in Nord Stream sabotage found — Prosecutor General's Office

Ukraine's investigation has so far found no evidence linking Ukraine, its government agencies or officials to the bombing of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, and the probe is continuing, the Prosecutor General's Office said on July 9.

9 July, 02:57 PM

Germany charges Nord Stream sabotage suspect

Germany’s federal prosecutors have formally charged Ukrainian national Serhiy Kuznetsov with leading a seven-person group that allegedly blew up sections of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, several German media outlets reported on July 1.

1 July, 07:57 PM

Nord Stream sabotage suspect Kuznietsov hit with 'exotic' lawsuit over gas price hike

A civil lawsuit has been filed against Ukrainian national Serhiy Kuznietsov — a suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage — by a German pensioner, claiming the attack drove up his monthly gas bills, Kuznietsov's lawyer, Mykola Katerynchuk, told news outlet Babel on March 23.

23 March, 07:53 PM

CIA initially backed Nord Stream sabotage plan, report finds

CIA officials met with Ukrainian sabotage specialists in Kyiv in 2022 and were told about plans to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Spiegel reported on Feb. 19, citing sources in Ukraine.

19 February, 05:21 PM

Italy extradites Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage to Germany

Italy extradited on Nov. 27 a Ukrainian man suspected in the 2022 sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office told Reuters.

27 November 2025, 06:02 PM

Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany, court rules

Italy's Supreme Court has ruled to extradite Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznetsov to Germany, where he is wanted in connection with the 2022 explosions at Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Nov. 19.

20 November 2025, 01:08 AM

Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect held in Italy ends hunger strike

Charged over alleged involvement in 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov has ended his hunger strike in an Italian prison where he is being held pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.

12 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Zaluzhnyi comments on Nord Stream sabotage 'involvement' allegations

Former Ukrainian army commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi responded cryptically to a Wall Street Journal report alleging his involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, writing under a Ukrainska Pravda post on Facebook on Nov. 10, "We'll have fun yet, but we'll never be ashamed again."

10 November 2025, 05:47 PM

Ukraine's ombudsman seeks access to jail holding Nord Stream suspect

Ukraine’s human-rights commissioner asks Italian authorities for access to the jail where Serhii Kuznetsov — a Ukrainian held on suspicion in the Nord Stream case — is detained, ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 10:14 AM

Accused in Nord Stream blasts begins hunger strike in Italy

Serhii Kuznetsov, accused of the Nord Stream sabotage, has begun a hunger strike in an Italian maximum-security prison, demanding respect for his basic rights as he awaits extradition, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini told Suspilne on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 02:03 PM

Sikorski and Szijjártó clash over Poland’s refusal to extradite Nord Stream sabotage suspect

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó traded sharp remarks after Poland refused to extradite a Ukrainian national to Germany over alleged involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.

19 October 2025, 05:58 PM

Polish court refuses to extradite Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream sabotage to Germany

A district court in Warsaw has refused to extradite Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlyov to Germany, where authorities suspect him of involvement in the 2022 explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 17.

17 October 2025, 04:24 PM

Italy cancels extradition of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov has won an appeal against extradition from Italy to Germany on charges related to the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, Italian news agency ANSA and Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Ex-intelligence officer Chervinsky says Nord Stream pipelines were a legitimate target for sabotage

Roman Chervinsky, a counterintelligence officer, colonel of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service, and former operative with the Special Operations Forces and the HUR military intelligence agency, believes that all pipelines in the Nord Stream system were legitimate military targets, according to an interview with Radio NV.

9 October 2025, 03:34 PM

Nord Stream sabotage suspect appeals arrest in Poland

Tymoteusz Paprocki, attorney for Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlyov currently under arrest in Poland over suspected involvement with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, has appealed his client’s detention in court, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 10:47 PM

Polish PM opposes extraditing Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Extraditing Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravlyov to Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions “is not in Poland’s interest,” Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Ukrainian woman says husband accused of Nord Stream blast was home in Poland

Yuliana Z., the wife of Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Z., who has been accused of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, has denied the allegations, telling Poland’s Radio Zet that her husband was arrested while getting ready for work, Onet reported on Oct. 5.

5 October 2025, 07:10 PM

Germany’s Nord Stream probe concludes, six Ukrainians charged

German authorities have wrapped up their investigation into the 2022 Nord Stream natural gas pipeline explosions and issued arrest warrants for six Ukrainian nationals, German media reported on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 10:44 PM

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