Sergei K. is confined to the town of San Clemont near Rimini, in the Emilia-Rania region.
In Italy, a citizen of Ukraine was confined, suspected by the German office of the prosecutor in the eruption in the northern stream in September 2022. This was the first restraint of the outline of a sabotage case, where there was no responsibility. According to the Wall Street Journal, a citizen of Ukraine Sergey Kuznetsov, confined to Italy, – the captain of Ukraine’s armed forces, served to an elite defending Kyiv at the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Russia of Ukraine.
The German Office version of the prosecutor
Someone 49 years old, in Italy, he spends a vacation with his family. Sergei K. is confined to the town of San Clemont near Rimini, in the Emilia-Rania region. He is now in prison in relying on the fact that the Bologna court will consider the European arrest warrant issued on August 18, 2025.
According to the German prosecutor, Sergey Kuznetsov is a part of people who placed explosive devices on the North Stream-1 and northern stream-2 gas pipelines in the Bornholm Island area in September 2022. Maybe, he is one of the coordinators of the operation. Kuznetsov. And his accomplices, the prosecutor believes, uses a sailing for the operation. It is rented from a German company by mediators according to fake documents. The accomplices started their path to bournholm from Rostok.
The Ukrainian version
Sergei Kuznetsov denied the charges, claiming that at the time of undermining he was in Ukraine.
In the Bologna court, a hearing was held where the detainee said he did not agree to issue Germany.
In short speeches, he recognized himself in accusations, saying he wanted to recognize them in his own language, and emphasized that he was in Ukraine during the incident with northern streams in the Baltic Sea.
In Italy, where he was confined, according to Kuznetsov, he became for family reasons.
Assuming journalists and photographers in the court, Kuznetsov raised three fingers, showing the act of Trident.
As a result, the court confirmed the restraint of Kuznetsov. The next hearing will be held on September 3, it is hoped that a decision will be made to the possible release of Germany.
How to find
WSJ resources say Kuznetsov has found because of the fact that he used his Ukraine passport to buy air tickets from Poland and register at a hotel in Italy.
The pipelines of the North Stream-1 and Northern Stream-2, designed to deliver Russian gas to Europe, were damaged on September 26, 2022. As a result, the pipelines located underwater were damaged in four places. At that moment, the fuel was not delivered to them, but the pipes were filled with technical gases.
Those who stood behind the explosion were not clear at first. Denmark, Sweden and Germany began an investigation into the case.
In the spring of 2023, Western Media, including the New York Times, Die Zeit and Washington Post published materials with reference to unidentified resources that spoke about the possible involvement of the Pro -ukrainian team.
At the same time, resources of American Intelligence journalists said they have no evidence that President Vladimir Zelensky’s office knows about this action, prepared or allowed it. In KYIV, participation in the northern stream of the northern stream was rejected. No other countries, organizations or groups are also responsible for sabotage.
In August 2024, German media reported that in Germany in June they issued a warrant of arrest by Ukrainian diving instructor Vladimir Z., who, according to authorities, was in Poland.
The Polish-prosecutor’s office explained that the man has not been confined, since early July he has left the country, crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Source: korrespondent
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