The blowing up of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 was beneficial for both Ukraine and Germany, this was expressed by the former commander of one of the units of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces, Roman Chervinsky, accused of blowing up the gas pipeline. Northern Currents.
“I can say one thing: the consequences of the attack were a blessing not only for Ukraine, but also for Germany. “Finally, Germany can no longer be blackmailed.” – Der Spiegel quotes him.
The defendant also described the attacked gas pipelines as a “military objective” and emphasized that “no one was killed or injured.”
Chervinsky worked for many years in the Security Service of Ukraine and then moved to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Sources from The Washington Post and Der Spiegel stated that it was Chervinsky who participated in the logistics and led a team of six people who installed explosives in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 oil pipelines. According to their information, the former colonel did not plan the operation, but that he carried out orders from “senior Ukrainian officials.”
German newspapers Die Zeit, ARD and SWR also reported a “Ukrainian trace” in the explosion. Kyiv denied the accusations, RBC recalls.
