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Aug 19, 2026

Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

German prosecutors announced the arrest of a Ukrainian trained scuba diver, identified as Vladimir Z (understood to be Volodymyr Zhuravlyov), in Croatia in connection with the September 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. This is the second Ukrainian suspect arrested in the case, following charges against a former army officer in 2025.

Aug 19, 20267 sources

Top claims

▪The United States and several allies criticized the Nord Stream pipelines prior to the blasts, warning that they increased European dependence on Russian gas.
▪German prosecutors allege that Volodymyr Zhuravlov and Serhii K belonged to a group that planted explosives to permanently halt Russian gas deliveries through the Nord Stream pipelines.
▪Tymoteusz Paprocki, the Polish defense lawyer for Volodymyr Zhuravlov, stated that Zhuravlov was aware that the 2025 Polish court ruling blocking his extradition applied only within Poland.

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Energy security & geopolitics1 European energy crisis1 Nord Stream 2 pipeline1 Russia-Ukraine war1 Russia’s energy war & global shocks1

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