{
  "id": 2096169,
  "title": "Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream bombing reportedly arrested while working on film about the attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ukrainian-suspected-in-nord-stream-bombing-reportedly-arrested-while",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:39:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/20/ukrainian-suspected-in-nord-stream-bombing-reportedly-arrested-while-working-on-film-about-the-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zhuravlev, accused of involvement in the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, was reportedly apprehended in Croatia while filming a movie about the alleged sabotage. The German news organization LTO disclosed that Zhuravlev was participating in the production of \"Snake Island,\" a film starring Sean Penn and Adrien Brody, directed by Doug Liman. The movie's shooting commenced in Zagreb before the cast and crew moved to Pula, a coastal city in Croatia, to shoot underwater scenes. However, it remains unclear what specific role Zhuravlev fulfilled on the film set, and no other news source has corroborated the arrest claim. Germany had previously issued a European-wide arrest warrant for Zhuravlev in 2024 while he was in Poland; he had left for Ukraine prior to its execution. Upon his return to Poland in 2025, he was detained there, although a Polish court denied his extradition to Germany. Zhuravlev is the second suspect in the bombing case whose arrest has been reported; the first, Serhiy Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian retired captain in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was seized in Italy in 2025. A local court subsequently approved his extradition to Germany. Meduza, the news outlet that reported this story, maintains transparency regarding its use of artificial intelligence in journalism, stating that the piece was authored by a human journalist and translated from Russian using AI configured to adhere to the outlet's editorial guidelines. Every draft undergoes review by a Meduza editor before publication. Should readers identify any inaccuracies in this translation, they are encouraged to contact reports@meduza.io. For access to Meduza's exclusive English-language content, readers can subscribe to the outlet's newsletter.",
  "summary": "Volodymyr Zhuravlev, a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, was arrested in Croatia while working on a film about the sabotage, the German outlet LTO reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}