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Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 329 words · By Zac Crellin
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Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack August 23, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated on Sunday that Ukraine was not involved in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines.

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What happened

Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack August 23, 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated on Sunday that Ukraine was not involved in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines.

Why it matters

"Ukraine has never officially taken part in any operation related to the blowing up of Nord Stream," Zelenskyy told reporters on Sunday in response to a question about the ongoing investigation.

Common ground

He said that Germany was "well aware that Ukraine did not stand behind the execution or the very conception of this operation." Zelenskyy hopes 'not to lose trust' German authorities alleged last month that the attack had been ordered by the Ukrainian state,…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In early 2026, German authorities detained the first suspect, a Ukrainian national Serhii K.”
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Web search results confirm that German federal prosecutors indicted a Ukrainian national named Serhii K. in July 2026 in connection with the explosions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany's federal prosecutor indicted a Ukrainian national, named under privacy rules only as Serhii K., on 2 July 2026 over the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, on four counts includin…
https://www.grosswald.org/germany-indicts-ukrainian-serhii-k…
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web search NEUTRAL — German federal prosecutors said Thursday that a Ukrainian national tied to the Nord Stream pipeline blasts has been charged with being an accomplice to a war crime, disruption of public services, caus…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/02/ukrainian-charged-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Croatian authorities detained Ukrainian national Volodymyr Z. on August 19. German authorities suspect him of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Tagesschau reported this.
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/nord-stream-sabotage-ukrainia…
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Claim 2: “Ukraine was not involved in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines.”
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President Zelenskyy has explicitly denied Ukrainian involvement in the attacks, and this denial is reported across multiple news sources (The Nation Bulletin, and other web results).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 2"; Russian: Северный поток — 2) is a 1,234-kilometre-long (767 mi) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany running through the Bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) are tw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream"; Russian: Северный поток, Severny potok) is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream
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Claim 3: “The Nord Stream 1 pipeline ran under the Baltic Sea and delivered gas from Russia to Germany and other countries in Europe.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Nord Stream 1 is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany to provide Western Europe with natural gas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 1"; Russian: Северный поток, romanized: Severny potok) is a pair of disused offshore natural gas pipelines in Europe that run under the B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 2"; Russian: Северный поток — 2) is a 1,234-kilometre-long (767 mi) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany running through the Bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream"; Russian: Северный поток, Severny potok) is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream
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Claim 4: “A second pipeline called Nord Stream 2 was constructed but never went into use.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Nord Stream 2 was constructed but never entered commercial operation/use following the invasion of Ukraine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream"; Russian: Северный поток, Severny potok) is a set of offshore natural gas pipelines which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 2"; Russian: Северный поток — 2) is a 1,234-kilometre-long (767 mi) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany running through the Bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) are tw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage
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Claim 5: “German authorities alleged last month that the attack had been ordered by the Ukrainian state”
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While there is evidence of a Ukrainian national (Serhii K.) being indicted by German prosecutors in July 2026, the specific claim that authorities alleged the attack was 'ordered by the Ukrainian state' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets, though an individual was charged.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 2"; Russian: Северный поток — 2) is a 1,234-kilometre-long (767 mi) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany running through the Bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream AG is a consortium for construction and operation of the Nord Stream 1 submarine pipeline between Vyborg in Russia and Greifswald in Germany. The consortium was incorporated in Zug, Switze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_AG
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) are tw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage
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Claim 6: “In September 2022, both pipelines were sabotaged with undersea explosions.”
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Multiple sources confirm that both pipelines were sabotaged by undersea explosions on September 26, 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sabotage is the most likely cause of leaks in two Baltic Sea gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, European leaders have said, after seismologists reported explosions around the Nord Stream pipelin…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/27/nord-stream…
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web search NEUTRAL — The pipeline sabotage has taken the war to a new level. It has opened a Pandora’s box of troubles and has endangered pipelines worldwide.On September 26, the company operating Nord Stream reported a s…
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-nord-stream-…
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web search NEUTRAL — n September 26, 2022, a series of deep-sea explosions rocked the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipelines along the bottom of…
https://medium.com/@poldviktor/who-really-blew-up-the-nord-s…
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Claim 7: “alleged that he and six accomplices had acted "on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine."”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific allegation that Serhii K. and six accomplices acted 'on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine'.
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Claim 8: “a second Ukrainian national was also detained over the blasts this week.”
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Multiple independent sources report the detention of a second Ukrainian national: one source mentions Vladimir Z. arrested in Croatia, and another mentions a Ukrainian man detained by Polish authorities on September 30.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 2 (German–English mixed expression for "North Stream 2"; Russian: Северный поток — 2) is a 1,234-kilometre-long (767 mi) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany running through the Bal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nord Stream AG is a consortium for construction and operation of the Nord Stream 1 submarine pipeline between Vyborg in Russia and Greifswald in Germany. The consortium was incorporated in Zug, Switze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_AG
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) are tw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage
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Claim 9: “No group claimed responsibility for the attack.”
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Multiple independent sources (Sky News, and other web results) explicitly state that no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The September 2022 explosions destroyed sections of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Both Russia and Western nations have described the event as …
https://www.dagens.com/crime/ukrainian-suspect-fights-extrad…
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web search NEUTRAL — No group has claimed responsibility for the explosions that severely damaged three pipelines transporting gas from Russia to Europe.
https://news.sky.com/story/italy-arrests-ukrainian-over-nord…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nord Stream 1 carried Russian gas through the Baltic Sea to Germany and other European countries, while Nord Stream 2 was built but never used. In September 2022, both pipelines were sabotaged by unde…
https://briefly.co/anchor/Russo_Ukrainian_War/story/zelensky…
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