Ukrainian arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombing after Poland refused to extradite him to Germany
A suspect in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines has been arrested in Croatia, according to a report by German broadcaster ARD . The man is believed to have been one of the divers who planted explosives on the underwater pipeline in the Baltic Sea. ARD did not name the suspect but said he was the same man who was arrested in Poland in 2025 in the same case. Germany sought his…
A Ukrainian national, reportedly one of the divers who planted explosives on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, has been apprehended in Croatia, according to German broadcaster ARD. The suspect, identified as Volodymyr Zhuravlov, was previously arrested in Poland in 2025 for the same alleged crime. Germany had requested his extradition, but Polish authorities declined, citing national interests.
Zhuravlov, a Ukrainian citizen, was later located in Croatia, and Germany plans to seek his extradition. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk argued that Poland did not have a national interest in extraditing Zhuravlov. The Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were targeted by explosions in September 2022, damaging three of the four lines in the pipeline network.
Another Ukrainian citizen, Serhiy Kuznetsov, who allegedly led the group responsible for the explosions, was also arrested. His trial in Germany is scheduled to commence in the coming weeks.
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