The Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines were badly damaged in last fall’s explosions. According to the authorities, they were caused by sabotage.
Investigative journalists from Poland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark have found new clues in their investigations of last fall’s Nord Stream attacks.
Deliberate explosions damaged the Russian Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines to an almost unusable condition last fall.
Authorities in Sweden, Germany and Denmark have not publicly said who they believe is behind the attacks.
An international group of journalists is now linking the attacks to Ukraine.
of the German Broadcasting Corporation of an article published on ARD’s news pages (you will switch to another service) According to the report, a mysterious Andromeda sailboat was moving near the site of the attack before the explosions, which researchers have managed to trace through covert companies to Ukraine and its army.
The people who traveled on the boat must have traveled with fake passports. According to the investigators, one of them was a soldier of the Ukrainian army who traveled with a fake Romanian passport.
The same sailboat made headlines earlier this spring, when it was revealed to be the subject of an investigation by the German authorities (you will be redirected to another service).
There are also other ships in the area
However, the journalist group does not provide evidence that the attack was made from this very sailboat.
The only link to the explosions seems to be that the ship was moving near the explosion site before the impact.
However, there were also many other ships moving near the crash site. Among other things, a Greek tanker and numerous ships of the Russian navy were seen on the busy route.
The authorities have confirmed (you will switch to another service)that the amount of explosives used in the attack is several hundred kilograms.
Transporting it to the bottom of the sea probably required an underwater drone.
The Russian ships seen near the impact site have according to media information (you will switch to another service) had just those on board.
Ukraine has denied involvement in the attack. However, it has called claims of Ukraine’s involvement “a tribute to the country’s naval forces”, referring to the execution of the complex strike operation.