2023-11-13 21:31:48
A Ukrainian special forces commander played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 in the Baltic Sea, according to a joint investigation by the Washington Post and Spiegel broadcast on Saturday.
Roman Chervinsky, 48, who served in the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, was the “coordinator” sabotage, according to the two newspapers. 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 oversaw the logistics and supervised a team of six people who rented a sailboat under false identities and used diving equipment to place explosive charges on the pipelines, detailed the Washington Post.
He neither planned the operation nor acted alone, taking his orders from higher-ranking Ukrainian officials, the newspaper added.
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