Serhii Kuzneţov

Serhii Kuzneţov is a 49-year-old Ukrainian man who was arrested in Italy on August 21, 2023, under a European arrest warrant on suspicions of orchestrating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. Recently, Italy's Supreme Court overturned a decision to extradite him to Germany, prompting a re-evaluation of his case by a different court. Investigators believe Kuzneţov led a team of seven individuals, including divers, who allegedly rented a yacht named 'Andromeda' to carry out the sabotage in the Baltic Sea. His situation has drawn international attention due to the geopolitical implications surrounding the attacks on the pipelines, which significantly impacted gas supplies from Russia to Europe.