German federal prosecutors file charges today against Serhii K. accusing him of leading the 2022 explosions that damaged Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 and detaining him in Hamburg pending trial.Prosecutors say the indictment alleges attacks on civilian energy infrastructure, causing an explosion with explosives and demolition of structures and treats those counts as war crimes under international law.Investigators point to intercepted telephone calls in Italian detention, phone data and a six-person crew that used the yacht Andromeda to place explosives near Bornholm, and estimate the operation cost $300K (€273K).Reports say elements of the plot were approved in Kyiv and halted after US intelligence intervention while commander
Valeriy Zaluzhniy proceeded, and
Poland refused extradition of a second suspect who was released.