WorldWho blew up Nord Stream? A new book reconstructs the alleged Ukrainian sabotage plot
Explosions damaged three of the four Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines near Denmark’s Bornholm island on September 26, 2022. After considering theories including Russian provocation and Western intelligence involvement, German investigators concluded in 2024 that a Ukrainian sabotage group was responsible. Wall Street Journal correspondent Bojan Pancevski’s book describes a mission involving three Ukrainian officers and four civilian divers aboard a yacht, costing about $250,000. German prosecutors attribute the operation to members of Ukraine’s armed forces, while Kyiv denies carrying it out.