⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇦 NEW - Officially, Ukraine carried out the attack on Nord Stream and plunged Germany into an energy crisis, according to a German court. Germany has formally charged Ukrainian national Serhii K., an officer of the Ukrainian army at the time of the incident, with being an accomplice to a war crime over the 2022 Nord Stream Pipeline attack. The attack destroyed 3 of the 4 pipelines that deliver Russian natural gas to Germany. The charges include acting as an accomplice in a war crime by carrying out attacks on civilian energy infrastructure, causing an explosion, destroying infrastructure, and disrupting public utilities. German prosecutors claim that the officer, along with other military personnel, was "acting on behalf of state bodies in Ukraine" and had created the plan to destroy the Nord Stream Pipelines to prevent Russian gas deliveries. Serhii allegedly led the Ukrainian team of up to 7 people and piloted the sailing yacht, which was used to carry out the attack. German media say the evidence is "overwhelming" and includes phone calls where he incriminated himself in intercepted phone calls, although Serhii has denied involvement. Serhii was arrested on August 21, 2025, in Italy, was extradited to Germany in November 2025, and has been in pre-trial detention ever since. This is the first time Germany has brought the Nord Stream case to court.