# First hearing in Nord Stream explosion case held in Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/99866

- TASS, 2026-10-14 13:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202063

> The Hamburg Higher Regional Court held the first hearing in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions case, with Ukrainian national Sergey Kuznetsov as the defendant. German prosecutors say his actions may constitute a war crime and allege he and other service members acted on orders from Ukrainian government agencies. Kuznetsov remained silent, and his defense plans to seek dismissal of the charges.

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