2023-11-12 11:22:04
Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines: a Ukrainian officer would have played a key role
A Ukrainian special forces commander would have played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in September 2022 in the Baltic Sea, according to a joint investigation by the Washington Post a you Spiegel broadcast on Saturday. Roman Tchervinsky, 48, who served in Ukraine’s special operations forces, is believed to have been the “coordinator” sabotage, according to the American daily and the German magazine.
They cited officials in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, as well as others with knowledge of the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Mr. Tchervinsky allegedly oversaw logistics and supervised a team of six people who rented a sailboat under false identities and used diving equipment to place explosive charges on pipelines, the American newspaper detailed. He neither planned the operation nor acted alone, taking his orders from higher-ranking Ukrainian officials, added the Washington Post.
Through his lawyer, Mr. Tchervinsky denied any role with the two newspapers: “All speculation about my involvement in the Nord Stream attack is being spread by Russian propaganda without any basis. »
The sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines on September 16, 2022 cut off a major route for Russian gas exports to Europe and increased tensions after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Responsibility for the explosions was attributed, according to sources, to Ukraine, Russia or the United States, but all denied it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly denied that his country could be involved. “I would never do that”he declared in June to the German daily Bildadding that he “I would like
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