Croatia Detains Second Suspect in Nord Stream Sabotage

Another suspect in the sabotage of the 'Nord Stream' pipelines has been detained in Croatia, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced.

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A Ukrainian national was detained in Pula, Croatia, on August19, 2025.
The detention was conducted on a German arrest warrant.
The suspect is alleged to have participated in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in September2022.
The suspect is believed to have been a professional diver involved in underwater operations.
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office is investigating the case and has previously detained another suspect, Sergey Kuznetsov, in Italy.
The sabotage occurred near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.
The pipelines involved were Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.
The German Federal Prosecutor's Office claims the suspect was part of a group that used a sailboat to reach the site.
The suspect is alleged to have used false identity documents.
The German authorities are seeking extradition from Croatia.

The suspect was detained during filming of a political thriller titled 'Snake Island' about the Nord Stream sabotage, with scenes shot in Zagreb and Pula, and that he was involved as a consultant on a Hollywood project. — fontanka
The suspect is named Vladimir Zhuravlev, and he was previously detained in Poland in autumn 2025 but not extradited. — fontanka
The film features actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody, and is directed by Dag Lambin. — fontanka
The suspect is described as an experienced diver who participated in the sabotage using a rented sailboat from a German company. — interfax
The suspect was previously located in Poland, where German authorities sought his detention but were denied by Polish courts. — tvrain
The German prosecutor stated that Kuznetsov acted on instructions from Ukrainian state bodies. — tvrain