A Ukrainian man is on trial in Hamburg over the 2022 Nord Stream blasts, in a case that could test relations between Germany and Kyiv. He denies the charges.
01Summary
- 01Serhii K, identified by German prosecutors as Serhii Kuznetsov, is the first suspect to go on trial over the Nord Stream attacks.
- 02He was extradited to Germany from Italy late last year after being arrested near Rimini in August 2025.
- 03German prosecutors say three of the four pipelines were blown up off Bornholm on 26 September 2022 by a group acting on orders from Ukrainian state agencies.
- 04A second suspect, Volodymyr Zhuravlov, is fighting extradition from Croatia after being released by a Polish court in October 2025.
- 05Germany's federal court of justice ruled in January 2025 that the case fell within German territorial jurisdiction and involved undermining Germany's internal security.
02Why it matters
The case is one of the most sensitive legal and political fallout issues from the Nord Stream blasts. It could affect how Germany handles Ukraine at a time when both countries remain closely linked by the war with Russia.
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