Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-10-15T01:04:29Z 2026-10-15T01:04:29Z 2026-10-14 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Germany Other Oct 14, 2026/File Germany-Nord Stream Sabotage/First Trial Nord Stream sabotage trial opens in Germany The first trial of a defendant accused of the September 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines opened Wednesday at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany. The defendant, identified as Ukrainian national Serhii K., is a former member of the Ukrainian military forces suspected of acting as a co-perpetrator in a war crime of attacking civilian targets on behalf of Ukrainian state authorities. Serhii K. allegedly headed a sabotage group that damaged the undersea pipelines in the Baltic Sea. He was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and was later transferred to Germany. After the federal prosecutor read out the indictment, Serhii K. declined to comment. His defense lawyer later issued a statement arguing the defendant was a scapegoat, alleging political forces were pulling strings behind the scenes and seeking to turn the trial into a political farce. The German terminal of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines lies in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Given the geographical proximity between Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Hamburg, and Hamburg's superior conditions and capacity for multi-party coordination, the two states struck an agreement to hold the trial in Hamburg, according to Marayke Frantzen, a spokesperson for the Hamburg Regional Court. Frantzen added there is no reliable timeline for how long the trial will run. Given the voluminous case files and international dimensions of the case, court proceedings are expected to extend into 2027, and no definite end date can be foreseen for now. Sixteen trial dates have been scheduled so far. Mute Hamburg, Germany - Oct 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of exterior of Hamburg Regional Court FILE: Location Unknown - Sept 29, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Aerial shots of waters, islands along Nord Stream gas pipelines FILE: Sabetta, Yamal Peninsula, Russia - Aug 9, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Various of facilities at gas field FILE: Lubmin City, Germany - Oct 5, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of painting showing map of Nord Stream 2 pipeline on wall 5. Various of surrounding areas of Nord Stream gas receiving terminals