# How six Ukrainian divers may have blown up Russia’s $20bn pipelines

https://mins.news/en/item/100229

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/2026/10/14/aje-onl-pp-nord-stream-141125?traffic_source=rss

> A Ukrainian military officer is on trial in Germany over sabotage that went unsolved for years. Serhii Kuznetsov is accused of leading a six-person diving squad that blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, severing an energy link between Russia and Europe.

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