China News Service, September 30. According to the Ukrainian State News Agency, the special control center of the National Space Administration of Ukraine conducted an in-depth analysis of the seismic data caused by the underwater explosion near the leak point of the Beixi pipeline and found that the power of the explosion was equivalent to about 700 kilograms of TNT equivalent. .
A few days ago, there were multiple leaks in the two "North Stream" natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, and a strong underwater explosion was detected in the nearby waters.
Russia, Sweden, Denmark and other countries have announced to investigate related incidents.
The Swedish side said that it cannot be ruled out that "foreign forces" created the incident.
Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, also said on the 28th local time that the deliberate destruction of Europe's energy infrastructure is completely unacceptable, and the EU will surely give a strong response.
NATO on the 29th issued a statement on the leak of the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline, saying that the pipeline had been "deliberately, recklessly and irresponsibly damaged".
The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation also issued a statement saying that it has filed a criminal case against "international terrorism" suspected of sabotaging the "North Stream" pipeline, and the Russian Federal Security Service has launched a preliminary investigation accordingly.
On the same day, the Russian side denied the claim that "Russia deliberately sabotaged the pipeline".
The "North Stream-1" pipeline was completed in 2011, starting from Russia in the east to Germany in the west.
The "Beixi-2" pipeline to be completed in 2021 has not yet been put into use, but some natural gas is sealed inside.