Report: Ukraine intelligence officer behind Nord Stream pipeline explosion

Nov. 11 (UPI) — Last year’s trio of explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines were orchestrated by a former senior Ukrainian military officer, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

The Post, citing anonymous Ukrainian and European officials as well as others with knowledge of the operation, published the report in conjunction with German periodical Der Spiegel.

The former military officer, identified Col. Roman Chervinsky, once had strong ties to the intelligence community and served as the covert operation’s “coordinator,” the newspaper said.

Chervinsky previously served in Ukraine‘s Special Operations Forces but The Post did not elaborate on his role there, although he has carried out special previous operations for Ukraine…