"We cannot imagine a scenario in which this would not be a targeted attack," the source said.

To confirm the version, it is necessary to explore the seabed with the help of submarines and divers.

According to Tagesspiegel, two hypotheses are currently under consideration.

According to the first, the gas pipelines were damaged by Ukraine or the forces connected with it, so that gas from Russia entered Europe only through Ukrainian gas pipelines or the Yamal gas pipeline through the territory of Poland.

According to the second version, the gas pipelines were damaged by Russia "under a foreign flag" in order to accuse Ukraine of sabotage, worsen the energy crisis, and possibly raise the price of gas even more.

On the night of September 26, the operator of "North Stream - 2" reported that the pressure in the gas pipeline dropped from 105 bar to 7. Although "North Stream - 2" was never put into operation, it managed to be filled with 300 million cubic meters of gas - Germany canceled launched due to Moscow's recognition of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR".

In the evening of the same day, the operator of "North Stream - 1" also recorded a drop in pressure on both lines of the gas pipeline.

The reasons were not reported.

The operator called the simultaneous damage to three lines of the gas pipeline system "Northern Stream" "unprecedented".

The leak occurred a day before the launch of the Baltic gas pipeline, which will bring gas from Norway to Poland.

In this way, Warsaw seeks to completely abandon Russian raw materials.

The Kremlin does not exclude the option of sabotage.

Denmark and Sweden joined the investigation of the incident.

Repair of gas pipelines can take several years.