German federal prosecutors have issued an indictment against a Ukrainian citizen for his alleged leadership role in the 2022 destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

德國聯邦檢察官已對一名烏克蘭公民提起起訴，指控其在2022年破壞北溪天然氣管道事件中扮演領導角色。

The defendant, identified as Serhii K., a former member of the Ukrainian armed forces, is accused of coordinating a sabotage operation that rendered three of the four pipelines inoperable. According to prosecutorial allegations, the operation was executed via the sailing yacht Andromeda, which served as a mobile base for a seven-person team comprising a skipper, an explosives expert, and four divers. The group allegedly deployed high-performance military-grade explosives, specifically HMX and RDX, at depths of 80 to 100 meters near Bornholm. The legal framework for the charges includes the demolition of built structures and the targeting of civilian energy infrastructure, the latter of which is classified as a war crime under international law.

被告 Serhii K. 為烏克蘭武裝部隊前成員，被指控協調一次破壞行動，導致四條管道中的三條無法運作。根據檢察官的指控，該行動是透過名為 Andromeda 的帆船執行，該船作為一個由一名船長、一名爆炸物專家及四名潛水員組成的七人團隊之行動基地。據稱，該小組在博恩霍姆島附近 80 至 100 公尺深處部署了高性能軍用級爆炸物，具體為 HMX 和 RDX。指控的法律框架包括毀壞建築結構以及針對民用能源基礎設施，後者在國際法中被歸類為戰爭罪。

Procedural developments indicate that the suspect was apprehended in Italy in August 2025 and subsequently extradited to Germany in November 2025, following a period of legal resistance and a hunger strike. Investigators assert that the evidence is substantial, citing intercepted telephonic communications and mobile device data. While the suspect maintains his innocence, the Federal Court of Justice has ruled that neither state official immunity nor combatant privilege applies, as the action is characterized as a covert intelligence operation targeting civilian objects. Concurrently, a second suspect detained in Poland was released after Polish authorities declined the German extradition request.

程序進展顯示，嫌疑人於 2025 年 8 月在義大利被捕，在經歷了一段時間的法律抵抗與絕食後，於 2025 年 11 月被引渡至德國。調查人員主張證據充分，並引用了截獲的電話通訊與行動裝置數據。儘管嫌疑人堅持清白，但聯邦最高法院已裁定，無論是國家官員豁免權或戰鬥員特權均不適用，因為該行動被定性為針對民用目標的秘密情報行動。與此同時，在波蘭被拘留的第二名嫌疑人在波蘭當局拒絕德國的引渡請求後獲釋。

Stakeholder positioning remains polarized. The Ukrainian government has formally denied involvement, although some reports hypothesize the operation may have been authorized by former military leadership without executive knowledge. Conversely, the Russian Federation has expressed skepticism regarding the possibility of a non-state actor executing such a sophisticated operation in NATO-controlled waters, suggesting the involvement of Western intelligence services and criticizing the lack of transparency in the investigation.

相關利益方的立場依然兩極分化。烏克蘭政府已正式否認參與，儘管部分報告假設該行動可能是由前軍方領導層在行政部門不知情的情況下授權。相反，俄羅斯聯邦對非國家行為者能在北約控制水域執行如此複雜行動的可能性表示懷疑，暗示西方情報部門參與其中，並批評調查缺乏透明度。

The suspect remains in pre-trial detention in Hamburg awaiting a judicial determination on the commencement of the trial.

嫌疑人目前仍被拘留在漢堡，等待法院決定審理程序何時開始。