Italy Approves Extradition of Man Suspected in Nord Stream Sabotage
Photo: Ceremony marking the start of construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline’s underwater section, 9 April 2010. Source: Presidential Press and Information Office of Russia, Kremlin.ru , Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
An Italian court has ordered the extradition of a Ukrainian man, identified only as Serhii K., to Germany over his alleged role in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions in 2022, Orda.kz reports, citing Reuters.
German prosecutors say he led a group that placed explosive devices near the Danish island of Bornholm at a depth of 70-80 meters, damaging several branches of the pipelines.
He was arrested in August near Rimini under a European arrest warrant and is expected to appeal the extradition.
Media reports have suggested that former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi may have been aware of or involved in approving the operation, but these claims remain unverified and have not been officially confirmed.
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