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Ukrainian Ex-Military Officer on Trial for Nord Stream Pipeline Bombing

  • A Ukrainian ex-military officer is on trial in Germany for the Nord Stream pipeline bombing in September 2022.
  • The defense argues that 'an aggressor's infrastructure' may have been a lawful target.
  • The bombing is considered one of the biggest sabotage operations of modern times.
  • The trial began in Germany, with the accused facing charges for the act of sabotage.
  • The Nord Stream pipeline, valued at $20 billion, was an undersea pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany.
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