The Nord Stream explosions and Germany's case against Ukrainian suspects

Active · last development Sep 24, 2026: “Croatia approves Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect’s extradition to Germany despite Polish refusal”

What this arc covers

The investigation of the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea: Sweden and Denmark closing their probes in 2024, Germany's arrest warrant for a Ukrainian, the arrests of Ukrainian suspects, the charges German prosecutors brought, and the fight over extraditing a suspect to Germany after Poland refused.

Photo from Al Jazeera, with Croatia approves Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect’s extradition to Germany despite Polish refusal (Sep 24, 2026), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Feb 7, 2024 · 7 stories · 35 independent sources (counted once each) · 960 days

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  1. The front line and the long-range strikesDec 27, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026
  2. Western weapons and aid for UkraineJan 3, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026
  3. The peace talksJan 10, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026
  4. Sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assetsJan 16, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026
  5. Ukraine's politics under martial lawJan 28, 2024 – Sep 7, 2026
  6. The Nord Stream explosions and Germany's case against Ukrainian suspectsThis arcFeb 7, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026
  7. Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plotsMar 21, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026
  8. The US-Ukraine minerals deal, from Trump's demand to the April 2025 signingFeb 3 – Apr 30, 2025

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 242026Croatia approves Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect’s extradition to Germany despite Polish refusal3 articles · 3 independent sources
1 left, 0 center, 0 right
Aug 19– 202026Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions19 articles · 15 independent sources
1 left, 7 center, 1 right
Jul 1– 22026German prosecutors charge a Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions15 articles · 13 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 5 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Feb 5, 202432211
Feb 26, 20241329
Aug 12, 202444516
Aug 18, 202504211
Jun 29, 202603510
Aug 17, 202617115
Sep 21, 20261001

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

23% left · 49% center · 28% right of 35 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 7 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. February 2024

    Feb 7Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction15 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Feb 26Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there's not enough grounds for a criminal case12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right

  3. August 2024

    Aug 14– 15Germany issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian over Nord Stream explosion20 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 5 right

  4. August 2025

    Aug 21Ukrainian Arrested in Italy for Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions13 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right

  5. July 2026

    Jul 1– 2German prosecutors charge a Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline explosions15 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 5 right

  6. August 2026

    Aug 19– 20Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions19 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right

  7. September 2026

    Sep 24Croatia approves Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect’s extradition to Germany despite Polish refusal3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 0 right