German Federal Prosecutor investigates alleged 2022 Russian sabotage attempt on German gas supply via former Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Germania.

Energy & Infrastructure AttacksCritical Infrastructure SabotageUnknown

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Summary

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office is investigating a suspected sabotage attempt targeting Germany's gas supply linked to the former Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Germania. The probe involves searches at a Russian suspect's premises in Berlin and another company in Frankfurt am Main. Suspicion revolves around a 2022 attempted attack on the gas supply following the transfer of Gazprom Germania out of Russian Gazprom ownership. The new Moscow-based owner ordered the liquidation of Gazprom Germania, which controlled at least 25% of Germany's natural gas storage capacity, without required approval from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. This action allegedly aimed to impair Germany's gas supply. The ministry prevented the liquidation by placing Gazprom Germania under interim trust administration via the Federal Network Agency. Gazprom Germania was nationalized as Securing Energy for Europe (Sefe) in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis in Germany.

Classification

Confidence: High

Official investigation by the German Federal Prosecutor implicates Russian-linked actors in an attempted sabotage of critical gas infrastructure during a period of heightened geopolitical conflict.

Source URL

https://welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a3bad39113e90346dc4ac4c/ex-gazprom-tochter-generalbundesanwalt-wirft-russen-versuchten-angriff-auf-deutsche-gasversorgung-vor.html

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Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Jun 24, 2026, 16:57 UTC
Last updated: Nov 4, 2026, 08:35 UTC
Event time: Mar 1, 2022, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "event_time_utc": "2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: SignificantAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Mar 1, 2022, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Berlin and Frankfurt am Main

Region

Berlin and Hesse

Primary actor

Moscow-based company acquiring Gazprom Germania

Country

Germany

Countries

Germany

Tags

Gazprom Germania, German Federal Prosecutor, Gas Supply, Sabotage, Energy Security, Russia, 2022

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