Nord Stream sabotage: How the operation took place

Detailing how the operation allegedly took place, prosecutors said K. and his team traveled from Ukraine to Germany on fake Ukrainian passports and hired a yacht, the "Andromeda," from a German company in the northern city of Rostock.

Investigators reportedly discovered traces of the military explosives HMX and RDX onboard the ´"Andromeda," which were attached with timers to the underwater pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm by September 22, 2022.

The explosives detonated four days later, on September 26, causing significant damage. The pipelines were not in operation at the time.

"Before the incident, around half of Germany's annual supply of natural gas was transported via Nord Stream 1," said prosecutors.

Nord Stream suspect denies charges

On Wednesday, German media had reported that K. had been charged with being an accomplice to a war crime, disruption of public services, causing an explosion and destroying structures.

The charges follow K.'s extradition to Germany from Italy, where he had been arrested on a German arrest warrant in August 2025.

K. has denied involvement, and his lawyer told the Reuters news agency that he was confident his client would be acquitted.

Edited by: Karl Sexton

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>>1522702
Is it true that blowing up Nord Stream 1&2 released more greenhouse gas then was "saved" by every single California and New York climate measure over the last 70 years?

>>1522710
I dunno, you tell me.

>>1522710
There's no way to measure how much greenhouse gas was prevented over the last 70 years.
We do know that the explosion dumped 445,000-485,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere over a seven day period though.

It's almost like Ukrainiggers were the bad guys all along and the ESL shills were lying

russia is winning, right

>>1522728
Always were

>>1522728
lol no

>>1522731
>2 million Ukrainians dead
>Hundreds of billions in aide "disappeared"
>Russia owns 20% of the country
>Ukrainian women are dirty cheap escorts now
lmao lol even

>>1522734
do you ever ask god how you ended up with such a miserable life, esl shill?

>>1522735
I can't be miserable when ESL shills like you are so shitty at your job

>>1522737
you're on a dead board cheering on russia for pennies. are you sure you aren't miserable? sounds like you could be drone fodder any day now

>>1522728
Ukraine is winning right? They're gonna retake Crimea and their 2014 borders any day now

pray for esl shill

>>1522746
>They're gonna retake Crimea any day now
Yeah, I could see it.

>>1522748
How much territory has Ukraine retaken in the last 2 years of the Ukraine war?

>>1522755
russia would rather burn through russian lives than russian territory, so the KIA count is a better metric as of now

>>1522757
All Ukraine has to do is abduct more people and conscript more Africans and jeets

It's a strategic target and Ukraine is in an existential war. They can do whatever the fuck they want as far as I'm concerned.

>>1522774
It's an existential war, that are just defending themselves after being attacked. Like Israel defended themselves after being attacked by Palestine on October 7th. It's just nations defending themselves after being attacked and being brought into an existential war

>>1522746
Is now a bad time to mention that Russia has actually retreated from the westernmost part of Crimea due to persistent Ukrainian fire?

>>1522776
It would be a great time
Have you tried asking ChatGPT or Grok how many miles of territory Ukraine has retaken from Russia since the start of 2024 to today?

>>1522781
It's all about that attrition, pal. A few farm fields in bumfuck nowhere does not compare to the destruction of 40% of Russian fuel infrastructure and counting.

>>1522781
How many miles of Russian territory has Ukraine taken?

>>1522781
Is now a bad time to mention Ukraine is actually positive in terms of change in land control this year and that Russian to Ukrainian losses are like 8:1 right now and have been for months?

And since most of that is drones, we actually have visual confirmation Russia's getting wrecked that hard and Ukraine isn't bullshitting?

My calculus is a bit rusty, but I'm pretty sure all this points to shit getting *exponentially* worse for Russia right now. Anyway, enjoy getting mobilized after the election, shitter. At least you won't have to fight that long what with the average Russian fighter's lifespan being measured in weeks from recruitment.

>>1522796
Where are you getting the percentage of russian fuel infrastructure destroyed?
I can't imagine the Ukrainians hit much fuel infrastructure on Russia's east coast, near Vladivostok and the Chinese border

>>1522796
>>1522799
Here's what Grok said
2024: Russia made slow but steady gains, particularly in eastern Ukraine (e.g., around Donetsk). Estimates suggest Russia seized roughly 3,600–4,000+ sq km (~1,400–1,600 sq miles) net, or about 0.6% of Ukraine’s territory. Ukraine conducted operations (including the Kursk incursion into Russia), but these did not result in major net reclamation of Ukrainian land.
2025: Russia continued grinding advances, seizing around 4,300–4,800 sq km (~1,700–1,900 sq miles) net in Ukraine (with some Ukrainian actions in Kursk). This was still modest as a percentage of total territory but cumulatively significant.
2026 (Jan–early July): Momentum shifted noticeably. Ukrainian forces conducted successful counterattacks, particularly in areas like the Oleksandrivka/Zaporizhzhia/Dnipropetrovsk junction and near Kupyansk. By early June 2026, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported reclaiming more than 600 sq km (~230 sq miles) in the first five months of the year, with net gains in May (e.g., ~100 sq km more reclaimed than lost). Independent assessments (ISW, etc.) align with slowed/stalled Russian advances and Ukrainian net positives in several months (e.g., net losses for Russia in April/May when considering controlled territory).

Net from start-2024 to mid-2026: Russia still holds a substantial overall net gain from the period (thousands of sq km total across 2024–2025 outweighing 2026 Ukrainian recoveries so far). Russia controls roughly ~18–20% of Ukraine (including pre-2022 holdings like Crimea and parts of Donbas), with 2024–2025 advances adding modestly to that. Ukraine’s 2026 gains represent a reversal in the rate of change but not a full rollback of prior losses.

>>1522803
Grok is shit and you should feel bad for using it.

>>1522805
So what is the real answer?

>>1522809
>>>/pol/538334080

>>1522810
That's just repeating what Grok said
Russia went from controlling and occupying 20.33% of Ukraine to 19.07% which represents the 600 sq km Grok mentioned. But your image doesn't include the 3600-4000 sq km lost in 2024 or the 4300-4800 sq km lost in 2025, which put Russia in the position of holding 20% of Ukraine's territory

>>1522811
>>>/pol/538334168
Claude>GPT>Gemini>Deepseek>BasedGPT>>>>>>>>>>>>>Grok

>>1522803
>Here's what Grok said
How embarrassing.

>>1522855
How so?
It doesn't have as much left wing bias as other LLMs

>>1522913
i feel sorry for your mother

>>1522915
but its the least accurate LLM, which is perfect for subsidizing MIGA stupidity

It may hurt you to realize, but one of the freedoms America allows is for mediocre white chuds to be absolute morons.

>>1522913
How extremely embarrassing.

>>1522774
Ukraine can cease to exist for all I care