Germany confirmed the connection of the Nord Stream bombers with the special services of Ukraine

German investigators have established that part of the crew of the yacht used to attack the Nord Stream gas pipeline had "clear links" with the Ukrainian special services or the military. This was reported on August 27 by ARD TV channel with reference to the German investigative authorities.

"According to the investigation, the crew of the Andromeda yacht [on which the saboteurs allegedly reached the site of the explosion] had clear links with the Ukrainian special services or the military," the publication says.

However, investigators, according to ARD, have not yet come to the final conclusion that the attack was organized by Ukraine, despite suspicions of Kiev's support for the group.

At the moment, arrest warrants have been issued for six people, all of them citizens of Ukraine. The investigation is ongoing, but the Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany has not yet filed charges, and some suspects may already be dead, ARD concluded.

On August 21, Italian police officers detained Sergey Kuznetsov on a warrant from Germany in connection with the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022. The German prosecutor's office stressed that the man was allegedly one of the coordinators of the operation. Later it became known that Kuznetsov is the head of the group. According to the case file, no later than September 8, 2022, the Ukrainian and his accomplices boarded the port of Vik (Ryugen Island). on the sailing yacht Andromeda, after which they installed at least four explosive devices on the pipelines.

Later, on August 27, it was reported that Kuznetsov could face up to 15 years in prison in Germany on suspicion of involvement in sabotage.

Leaks on gas pipelines were discovered in September 2022. Bjorn Lund, a representative of the Swedish seismic center, said that two powerful underwater explosions were registered in the area of pipeline leaks at the time of the emergency. After that, traces of explosives were found at the accident site. Russia is seeking an international investigation into the terrorist attacks.

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