Media reports: Six bombs deployed in Nord Stream sabotage
According to a report by Die Welt, at least six explosive devices were deployed to damage the Nord Stream pipelines, as revealed in court documents. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Reports have indicated that at least six bombs were used to sabotage the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, with all four of the gas connector’s lines being mined, according to German newspaper Die Welt, which cited court documents.
The Nord Stream pipelines were designed to transport Russian gas to Germany and other Western European nations, but they were severely damaged by explosions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in September 2022.
It was previously believed that the sabotage involved four explosive devices, as reported by Die Welt in an article on Tuesday. However, the newspaper stated that its journalists had examined court case documents related to Nord Stream AG and insurance companies, revealing the use of at least six bombs.
Die Welt also reported that two additional damage sites have been discovered on the pipelines, which were overlooked previously because there were no gas leaks in those areas, according to the documents.
One of the damage sites was photographed by Swedish engineer Erik Andersen, who has been investigating the explosions. One image reportedly showed signs of a blast on one of the Nord Stream 2 lines.
“There was very small damage, barely noticeable at first glance – a piece of concrete flaking off. But this spot also shows that an explosive device had obviously been placed there, probably incorrectly, so it was unable to cause any major damage,” Ulrich Kraetzer, the article’s author, commented on Die Welt TV.
Kraetzer also mentioned an allegation suggesting that Russia might have been behind the attack due to the fact that one of the pipelines remained intact. Proponents of this theory claim that Russia intentionally avoided placing explosives on one pipeline to maintain some gas sales to Europe.
“According to what we know, it [the fourth line] was supposed to have been destroyed too, and this makes the theory that Russia might have deliberately left the pipeline intact invalid,” Kraetzer remarked.
Moscow has consistently asserted that the idea it would sabotage its own pipeline is nonsensical.
On Tuesday, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, claimed that his agency had information regarding the “direct involvement” of individuals from the US and UK special services in the Nord Stream sabotage. Naryshkin stated that while Russia built the pipelines “together with constructively minded Europeans, the Anglo-Americans blew it up.”
Sophie Wagner contributed to this report for TROIB News
The Nord Stream pipelines were designed to transport Russian gas to Germany and other Western European nations, but they were severely damaged by explosions at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in September 2022.
It was previously believed that the sabotage involved four explosive devices, as reported by Die Welt in an article on Tuesday. However, the newspaper stated that its journalists had examined court case documents related to Nord Stream AG and insurance companies, revealing the use of at least six bombs.
Die Welt also reported that two additional damage sites have been discovered on the pipelines, which were overlooked previously because there were no gas leaks in those areas, according to the documents.
One of the damage sites was photographed by Swedish engineer Erik Andersen, who has been investigating the explosions. One image reportedly showed signs of a blast on one of the Nord Stream 2 lines.
“There was very small damage, barely noticeable at first glance – a piece of concrete flaking off. But this spot also shows that an explosive device had obviously been placed there, probably incorrectly, so it was unable to cause any major damage,” Ulrich Kraetzer, the article’s author, commented on Die Welt TV.
Kraetzer also mentioned an allegation suggesting that Russia might have been behind the attack due to the fact that one of the pipelines remained intact. Proponents of this theory claim that Russia intentionally avoided placing explosives on one pipeline to maintain some gas sales to Europe.
“According to what we know, it [the fourth line] was supposed to have been destroyed too, and this makes the theory that Russia might have deliberately left the pipeline intact invalid,” Kraetzer remarked.
Moscow has consistently asserted that the idea it would sabotage its own pipeline is nonsensical.
On Tuesday, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, claimed that his agency had information regarding the “direct involvement” of individuals from the US and UK special services in the Nord Stream sabotage. Naryshkin stated that while Russia built the pipelines “together with constructively minded Europeans, the Anglo-Americans blew it up.”
Sophie Wagner contributed to this report for TROIB News
