Croatian authorities arrested Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravliov in Pula on August 19 under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany regarding the Nord Stream sabotage case.
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Croatian authorities arrested Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravliov in Pula on August 19 under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany regarding the Nord Stream sabotage case.
Police said that Volodymyr Zh. was arrested in the morning of August 19 at a tourist facility in the Pula area.
Croatian police arrested a Ukrainian man wanted by German authorities for alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline.
Croatian police arrested Vladimir Z. in Pula on August 19, 2026, accused of taking part in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
Vladimir Z. is a trained scuba diver allegedly belonging to a group led by Ukrainian former army officer Serhii K.
The group is accused of planting explosives on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines near Bornholm.
German prosecutors charged Serhii K. in July with involvement in the blasts and acting on behalf of Ukrainian state entities.
Serhii K. was arrested in Italy in August 2025.
The group allegedly used a rented yacht named Andromeda to reach the sabotage site and transport equipment.
Explosives detonated on September 26, 2022, damaging three of the four Nord Stream pipeline lines.
Vladimir Z. is expected to be extradited from Croatia to Germany to face proceedings.
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