Ukrainian Suspect in Nord Stream Attack Seeks Asylum in Croatia

Vladimir Zhuravlev, a Ukrainian suspected of sabotaging the 'Nord Stream' pipelines, has sought political asylum in Croatia.

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Vladimir Zhuravlev, a Ukrainian national, is suspected by German investigators of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Zhuravlev requested political asylum in Croatia.
Zhuravlev was detained in Croatia on August 19.
A Croatian district court approved his extradition to Germany.
Zhuravlev had previously been detained in Poland in September 2025 and released in October of the same year.
German prosecutors believe the sabotage was carried out by a group including a skipper, coordinator, explosives expert, and four divers.
The sabotage occurred on September 26, 2022.
The group allegedly arrived at the site in the Baltic Sea on the yacht 'Andromeda' from Rostock.

Zhuravlev was detained on a film set in Pula, Croatia, where he was a consultant for a Hollywood movie about underwater saboteurs. — fontanka
Zhuravlev was detained in Pula, Croatia, on a film set, and the movie was about the Nord Stream sabotage. — vesti
U.S. President Biden publicly promised to destroy the Nord Stream pipeline on February 8, 2022. — vesti
Journalist Seymour Hersh concluded in February 2023 that the U.S. and Norway carried out the sabotage during NATO's Baltops exercises. — vesti
Seymour Hersh considers the version of six Ukrainian operatives trained by the CIA to be implausible. — vesti
German prosecutors have allegedly identified all members of the suspected sabotage group. — fontanka
One suspect may have died in combat in Ukraine in December 2024. — fontanka