Arrest warrant for dive instructor over Nordstream pipeline sabotage

[Kay Dee]

"Germany has issued a European arrest warrant against a Ukrainian diving instructor who allegedly was part of a team that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to a report by three German media outlets published on Wednesday."

Germany has issued arrest warrant for diver over Nord Stream explosions, says report

Investigators said to believe man was one of team that planted explosives on pipelines in September 2022

www.theguardian.com

 

[NothingClever]

Interesting development.

Because this is in LE channels (vice BND), additional insight is likely to trickle out over the next few months and years rather than decades (as long as the integrity of the investigation and opportunity for additional arrest aren’t compromised).

 

[Alex Ouroboros]

Not the nationality I thought would be responsible

 

[LI-er]

That instructor is in deep trouble. He better be able to produce his PADI Underwater Pipeline Saboteur certification.

 

[Kay Dee]

Not the nationality I thought would be responsible

Not only that, although his full name has not (yet) been released, it is supposedly one Volodymyr Z. Gee, surely he could have picked a better alias!

 

[NothingClever]

The UKR divers were very likely just the emplacers and not the sponsors nor the explosive technicians. They probably were part of the detonation chain in as much as activating a timing device. I’m curious what the sponsor’s payment to the three divers was. This wasn’t a cheap €5,000 job considering the strategic ramifications.