German citizen arrested in Russia on charges of gas pipeline explosion

According to Isna, the Federal Security Service of Russia also announced that this German citizen named “Nikolai Gayduk” was involved in the attack that took place in March in the Kaliningrad region of the Baltic Sea and used a homemade bomb.

He was reportedly arrested on a subsequent attempt to enter Kaliningrad from Poland when authorities searched his car and found 0.5 liters of liquid explosives, Reuters reported.

According to the Russian Federal Security Service, Gayduk was born in 1967 and lives in Hamburg. He is also accused of having committed these actions on the orders of a Ukrainian man who lives in a city located in the north of Germany.

The Federal Security Agency of Russia also reported: “Measures are currently underway to identify and bring justice to the people who were accomplices of this German citizen.”

According to the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia, the explosion of this gas pipeline in March led to a fire, but this explosion did not cause any casualties.

An official of the German Foreign Ministry said that the ministry is aware of this matter and the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg is in contact with the Russian authorities and has offered consular assistance.

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