Ukraine special forces colonel played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a report says

• The Nord Stream gas pipelines were damaged in an act of sabotage last year.
• A new investigation reveals that a senior Ukrainian military official coordinated the attack.
• However, President Zelenskyy likely did not have knowledge of the plot, the investigation said.

A senior Ukrainian military official played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, according to an investigation by two international newspapers.

The pipelines, which transported natural gas from Russia to Germany, were attacked in a series of underwater bombings last year, sparking multiple investigations and Russia and Ukraine pointing the finger at each other.