Geography and Timeline
The Nord Stream pipelines carried gas from Russia through the Baltic Sea to this country.
What is Germany?
This phrase was written on the case folder, hinting at a WWII-era secret operation.
What is "Kutuzov 11"?
This tracking system was switched off on the yacht Andromeda to make its route undetectable.
What is AIS (Automatic Identification System)?
This is the name of the Russian research vessel investigators initially suspected of involvement.
What is the Admiral Vladimirsky?
This country sent Germany a warning in June 2022 about a planned attack on the pipelines.
What is the Netherlands?
This sea is where the Nord Stream pipelines run and where the explosions occurred.
What is the Baltic Sea?
A reverse image search on one photo identified this high-ranking Ukrainian official.
Who is Kyrylo Budanov?
The yacht was chartered through an "agency" with no real office, phone, or website in this Polish city.
What is Warsaw?
Western and Nordic intelligence accused this ship of gathering intel on offshore energy infrastructure like these.
What are wind turbines / energy grids?
This activity, often thought of as a Cold War relic, is a key takeaway shown to still be alive today.
What is espionage?
In this month and year, explosions damaged 3 of the 4 Nord Stream pipelines.
What is September 2022?
The uniforms in two photos had this country's flag patch, pointing investigators toward its military.
What is Ukraine?
Investigators reconstructed the yacht's route using satellite data and this second type of record.
What are phone records?
This ship's suspicious activity actually happened in this year — after the Nord Stream explosions, ruling it out.
What is 2023?
This many years passed before German prosecutors formally charged a suspect, Kuznietsov.
What is four years?