Germany Charges Ukrainian Man for Pipeline Damage
德國起訴一名烏克蘭男子破壞管道
Introduction
German police say a man from Ukraine broke the Nord Stream gas pipes in 2022.
德國警方表示，一名烏克蘭男子在 2022 年破壞了 Nord Stream 天然氣管道。
Main Body
The man is Serhii K. He was in the Ukrainian army. Police say he led a team of seven people. They used a small boat and bombs to break the pipes under the sea.
該名男子為 Serhii K。他曾服役於烏克蘭軍隊。警方表示他領導一個七人的團隊。他們使用小艇和炸彈破壞了海底管道。
Police found the man in Italy in August 2025. He went to Germany in November 2025. Police have phone messages and data from his phone as proof.
警方於 2025 年 8 月在義大利發現該名男子。他於 2025 年 11 月前往德國。警方持有其手機中的訊息與數據作為證據。
Ukraine says they did not do this. Russia does not believe a small group did it. Russia thinks other countries helped.
烏克蘭表示他們沒有參與此事。俄羅斯不相信是由一個小規模團隊所為。俄羅斯認為有其他國家協助。
Conclusion
The man is in a jail in Hamburg. He is waiting for his trial.
該名男子目前在漢堡的一座監獄中，等待審判。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 Talking about the Past
To reach A2, you must move from the present to the past. Look at these words from the story:
- is was
- say said
- find found
- go went
The Logic: When we talk about things that happened in 2022 or 2025, we change the action word.
Examples from the text:
- "He was in the army." (Past state)
- "Police found the man." (Completed action)
- "He went to Germany." (Movement in the past)
Quick Tip: Notice that 'went' and 'found' do not look like the original words. These are 'irregular' — you just have to memorize them!