A Ukrainian former military officer is on trial in Hamburg over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts. The case could test Germany’s stance on Ukraine and is set to run until February.
01Summary
- 01The trial opened on Wednesday at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court and is expected to run into February next year.
- 02The defendant, 50-year-old Serhii K., was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and extradited to Germany that November.
- 03German prosecutors say he helped organise a group that used a sailboat from Rostock and explosives near Bornholm to damage the pipelines.
- 04On 26 September 2022, blasts ruptured three of the four Nord Stream pipelines, sending methane into the atmosphere.
02Why it matters
The case is a major step in a years-long investigation into one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure attacks. It may also affect relations between Germany and Ukraine, both as Berlin backs Kyiv and as prosecutors pursue a war-crime case.
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