Croatia orders detention of Ukrainian man wanted in Germany for Nord Stream blasts in 2022
German prosecutors say the trained diver helped plant explosives that destroyed three of four Nord Stream pipelines.
- On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Croatian police arrested Ukrainian diver Volodymyr Zhuravlov in Pula for his alleged role in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions; he was detained on the set of Zmiinyi Island while filming a project about the sabotage.
- Explosions on September 26, 2022, damaged three of four lines beneath the Baltic Sea at a depth of about 80 meters; German prosecutors allege Zhuravliov was a trained diver who placed explosives near Bornholm Island.
- Polish police arrested Zhuravliov near Warsaw in autumn 2025, but a Polish court rejected Germany's extradition request after ruling the pipelines could be treated as a legitimate military target during armed conflict.
- German prosecutors now seek Zhuravliov's extradition from Croatia to face trial at the Federal Court for anti-constitutional sabotage; if extradited, he would join suspect Serhii K., who faces charges in Hamburg.
- Investigations into who ordered the sabotage remain inconclusive, with German authorities citing strong grounds to believe a state initiated the attack, while Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office denies involvement and investigates potential Russian false-flag operations.
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Police in Pula, Croatia on Wednesday arrested Volodymyr Zhuravlyov under a European arrest warrant put out by Germany, which is seeking his extradition. German prosecutors say Zhuravlyov is a trained diver and accuse him of helping plant explosives on the Baltic Sea energy link between Russia and Germany that destroyed three of the four pipelines in 2022. Germany's Legal Tribune Online reported he was arrested while working on the set for the mo…
German Prosecutors Say a Second Nord Stream Sabotage Suspect Was Arrested in Croatia – Volodymyr Zhuravlyov Reportedly Detained While Making a Hollywood Film About the Explosions * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, and a Ukrainian saboteur: an explosive recipe? The post German Prosecutors Say a Second Nord Stream Sabotage Suspect Was Arrested in Croatia – Volodymyr Zhuravlyov Reportedly Detained While Making a Hollywood Film About the Explosions appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
A Hollywood film with star cast on Nord-Stream is being produced in Zagreb. An arrest occurred on the edge of the set.
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