The Nord Stream investigations are further advanced than previously known. According to research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit, investigators have now obtained arrest warrants for six Ukrainians. There is further evidence of state involvement.
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Nearly three years later, German investigators from the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), and the Federal Prosecutor's Office, following joint investigations by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and Die Zeit, have now identified all individuals alleged to have been part of the sabotage squad blamed for the Nord Stream 2 attack. Arrest warrants have now been issued for six individuals, all Ukrainians. Investigators believe another suspect may have died in the meantime.
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The investigations confirm the suspicion that the group was supported by the Ukrainian state. According to information from ARD , SZ, and Die Zeit, the suspects traveled through Poland using genuine Ukrainian passports, albeit with false names. Last summer, one of the suspects was brought from Poland to Kyiv in the car of the Ukrainian military attaché, possibly to avoid arrest. Ukrainian officials have again rejected the accusation of state involvement in recent days.
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The Andromeda's crew reportedly included a skipper: the man from Odessa is considered an extremely experienced sailor who has competed in competitions around the world. His downfall is said to have been a previous trip to the Netherlands: Due to visa requirements, the Ukrainian was apparently required to provide fingerprints. These, in turn, were found by German criminal investigators on the Andromeda.
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Another suspected member of the sabotage squad, Vsevelod K., may have since been killed while serving in the Ukrainian military during the war against Russia. This man is said to have received military training from the Bundeswehr in Wildflecken as part of a training program after the start of the Russian war of aggression and the attacks on Nord Stream. At the time, he filled out and signed documents while serving with the Bundeswehr. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was able to secure DNA traces from the documents that match those found on the "Andromeda."
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According to the investigation, some of the crew on board the "Andromeda" at the time had clear ties to the Ukrainian secret service or military. Whether the attack was therefore actually a Ukrainian state operation has not been proven, according to investigators.
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However, there are indications that some of the accused are very close to the Ukrainian state – and also show a certain patriotism. For example, Serhii K., arrested in Italy last week, made a "trident" gesture with his hand. A gesture, with three fingers extended, is often used in Ukraine to symbolize the "trysub," the trident that appears as a national symbol on flags and coats of arms.

Serhii K. is said to have had two Ukrainian passports, and investigators also have evidence that he used to be a member of the Ukrainian domestic intelligence service.
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Today, after investigations by ARD , SZ, and Zeit, investigators are certain: The team is said to have been traveling with two sets of fake passports each. One Romanian, completely fake passport each, in which neither the person actually existed nor the document was "official." And one Ukrainian passport each with a fictitious name, but officially issued. This is another possible indication of state aid from Ukraine.
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But the cooperation between German investigators and the Polish side was apparently only partially helpful: For months, Polish authorities remained stonewalled. Allegedly, there were no more video recordings from the port. A state secretary in the Polish Ministry of the Interior publicly ridiculed the investigation, referring to "tourists" who had been encountered in Kołobrzeg. In Berlin, suspicions arose that the attack was not unwelcome to Poland, as the country had consistently criticized the pipeline.

When one of the suspected attackers, the man in the speed camera photo, was successfully located in Poland in the summer of 2024, Polish authorities left the German arrest request pending for days. The suspect, who was allegedly involved in the attacks as a diver, managed to escape across the border from Poland into Ukraine – apparently in the car of a Ukrainian diplomat, as a photo taken by border guards later allegedly showed.
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But, after research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Zeit, investigators are convinced they now know the entire crew by name. From a criminal perspective, investigators believe the crime has been largely solved. The first arrest in Italy is already considered a major success.

The Nord Stream investigations are further advanced than previously known. According to research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit, investigators have now obtained arrest warrants for six Ukrainians. There is further evidence of state involvement.
...
Nearly three years later, German investigators from the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), and the Federal Prosecutor's Office, following joint investigations by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and Die Zeit, have now identified all individuals alleged to have been part of the sabotage squad blamed for the Nord Stream 2 attack. Arrest warrants have now been issued for six individuals, all Ukrainians. Investigators believe another suspect may have died in the meantime.
...
The investigations confirm the suspicion that the group was supported by the Ukrainian state. According to information from ARD , SZ, and Die Zeit, the suspects traveled through Poland using genuine Ukrainian passports, albeit with false names. Last summer, one of the suspects was brought from Poland to Kyiv in the car of the Ukrainian military attaché, possibly to avoid arrest. Ukrainian officials have again rejected the accusation of state involvement in recent days.
...
The Andromeda's crew reportedly included a skipper: the man from Odessa is considered an extremely experienced sailor who has competed in competitions around the world. His downfall is said to have been a previous trip to the Netherlands: Due to visa requirements, the Ukrainian was apparently required to provide fingerprints. These, in turn, were found by German criminal investigators on the Andromeda.
...
Another suspected member of the sabotage squad, Vsevelod K., may have since been killed while serving in the Ukrainian military during the war against Russia. This man is said to have received military training from the Bundeswehr in Wildflecken as part of a training program after the start of the Russian war of aggression and the attacks on Nord Stream. At the time, he filled out and signed documents while serving with the Bundeswehr. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was able to secure DNA traces from the documents that match those found on the "Andromeda."
...
According to the investigation, some of the crew on board the "Andromeda" at the time had clear ties to the Ukrainian secret service or military. Whether the attack was therefore actually a Ukrainian state operation has not been proven, according to investigators.
...
However, there are indications that some of the accused are very close to the Ukrainian state – and also show a certain patriotism. For example, Serhii K., arrested in Italy last week, made a "trident" gesture with his hand. A gesture, with three fingers extended, is often used in Ukraine to symbolize the "trysub," the trident that appears as a national symbol on flags and coats of arms.

Serhii K. is said to have had two Ukrainian passports, and investigators also have evidence that he used to be a member of the Ukrainian domestic intelligence service.
...
Today, after investigations by ARD , SZ, and Zeit, investigators are certain: The team is said to have been traveling with two sets of fake passports each. One Romanian, completely fake passport each, in which neither the person actually existed nor the document was "official." And one Ukrainian passport each with a fictitious name, but officially issued. This is another possible indication of state aid from Ukraine.
...
But the cooperation between German investigators and the Polish side was apparently only partially helpful: For months, Polish authorities remained stonewalled. Allegedly, there were no more video recordings from the port. A state secretary in the Polish Ministry of the Interior publicly ridiculed the investigation, referring to "tourists" who had been encountered in Kołobrzeg. In Berlin, suspicions arose that the attack was not unwelcome to Poland, as the country had consistently criticized the pipeline.

When one of the suspected attackers, the man in the speed camera photo, was successfully located in Poland in the summer of 2024, Polish authorities left the German arrest request pending for days. The suspect, who was allegedly involved in the attacks as a diver, managed to escape across the border from Poland into Ukraine – apparently in the car of a Ukrainian diplomat, as a photo taken by border guards later allegedly showed.
...
But, after research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Zeit, investigators are convinced they now know the entire crew by name. From a criminal perspective, investigators believe the crime has been largely solved. The first arrest in Italy is already considered a major success.

The Nord Stream investigations are further advanced than previously known. According to research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit, investigators have now obtained arrest warrants for six Ukrainians. There is further evidence of state involvement.
...
Nearly three years later, German investigators from the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), and the Federal Prosecutor's Office, following joint investigations by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), and Die Zeit, have now identified all individuals alleged to have been part of the sabotage squad blamed for the Nord Stream 2 attack. Arrest warrants have now been issued for six individuals, all Ukrainians. Investigators believe another suspect may have died in the meantime.
...
The investigations confirm the suspicion that the group was supported by the Ukrainian state. According to information from ARD , SZ, and Die Zeit, the suspects traveled through Poland using genuine Ukrainian passports, albeit with false names. Last summer, one of the suspects was brought from Poland to Kyiv in the car of the Ukrainian military attaché, possibly to avoid arrest. Ukrainian officials have again rejected the accusation of state involvement in recent days.
...
The Andromeda's crew reportedly included a skipper: the man from Odessa is considered an extremely experienced sailor who has competed in competitions around the world. His downfall is said to have been a previous trip to the Netherlands: Due to visa requirements, the Ukrainian was apparently required to provide fingerprints. These, in turn, were found by German criminal investigators on the Andromeda.
...
Another suspected member of the sabotage squad, Vsevelod K., may have since been killed while serving in the Ukrainian military during the war against Russia. This man is said to have received military training from the Bundeswehr in Wildflecken as part of a training program after the start of the Russian war of aggression and the attacks on Nord Stream. At the time, he filled out and signed documents while serving with the Bundeswehr. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was able to secure DNA traces from the documents that match those found on the "Andromeda."
...
According to the investigation, some of the crew on board the "Andromeda" at the time had clear ties to the Ukrainian secret service or military. Whether the attack was therefore actually a Ukrainian state operation has not been proven, according to investigators.
...
However, there are indications that some of the accused are very close to the Ukrainian state – and also show a certain patriotism. For example, Serhii K., arrested in Italy last week, made a "trident" gesture with his hand. A gesture, with three fingers extended, is often used in Ukraine to symbolize the "trysub," the trident that appears as a national symbol on flags and coats of arms.

Serhii K. is said to have had two Ukrainian passports, and investigators also have evidence that he used to be a member of the Ukrainian domestic intelligence service.
...
Today, after investigations by ARD , SZ, and Zeit, investigators are certain: The team is said to have been traveling with two sets of fake passports each. One Romanian, completely fake passport each, in which neither the person actually existed nor the document was "official." And one Ukrainian passport each with a fictitious name, but officially issued. This is another possible indication of state aid from Ukraine.
...
But the cooperation between German investigators and the Polish side was apparently only partially helpful: For months, Polish authorities remained stonewalled. Allegedly, there were no more video recordings from the port. A state secretary in the Polish Ministry of the Interior publicly ridiculed the investigation, referring to "tourists" who had been encountered in Kołobrzeg. In Berlin, suspicions arose that the attack was not unwelcome to Poland, as the country had consistently criticized the pipeline.

When one of the suspected attackers, the man in the speed camera photo, was successfully located in Poland in the summer of 2024, Polish authorities left the German arrest request pending for days. The suspect, who was allegedly involved in the attacks as a diver, managed to escape across the border from Poland into Ukraine – apparently in the car of a Ukrainian diplomat, as a photo taken by border guards later allegedly showed.
...
But, after research by ARD , Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Zeit, investigators are convinced they now know the entire crew by name. From a criminal perspective, investigators believe the crime has been largely solved. The first arrest in Italy is already considered a major success.