A pro-Ukrainian group may be behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines last year, based on evidence uncovered by German investigators.

The group was made up of five men and one woman, and traveled to the northern city of Rostock in September 2022. They then rented a yacht using fake passports, and sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines, public broadcaster ARD reported.

The yacht used in the operation was rented by a company based in Poland, which was apparently owned by two Ukrainians, according to the investigators.

The group believed to have consisted of two divers, two assistants, one captain, and a medic.

The suspects used professionally forged passports, and German authorities could not yet verify their real identities and nationalities.

The investigators found traces of explosives in the cabin of the yacht during forensic examinations.

The Nord Stream pipelines were sabotaged last September, and explosions caused extensive damage to the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea.

Blame was initially placed on Russia and later the CIA.

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