Offshore gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany
A man identified as Serhii K. has been charged as an accomplice to war crimes after allegedly placing explosives on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in 2022. Prosecutors say the aim was to permanently disrupt Russian gas deliveries to Germany and to choke Russia’s war financing. The suspect was arrested in Italy in 2025 and extradited to Germany in 2025.