A Hamburg court will open hearings on Oct. 14 (local time) into the 2022 Nord
Stream gas pipeline explosions. A Ukrainian national identified as Sergei is
charged with co‑planning and carrying out the blasts, accused of attacking
civilian infrastructure and of war crimes; this is the first formal trial by
German authorities linked to the incident. The court has scheduled 16 hearings
from Oct. 14 to Dec. 17, and proceedings are expected to continue into early
2027.