World · 19 August 2026
Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over alleged 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
A Ukrainian man, Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, was arrested in Croatia on Wednesday for allegedly planting explosives on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022. German prosecutors claim he was a trained scuba diver involved in the sabotage and are seeking his extradition from Croatia. The arrest is the second in the case, which has strained relations between Ukraine and Germany.
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