Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Prosecutors identified the man only as trained scuba diver Vladimir Z, however he is understood to be Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who was arrested in Poland in 2025 over the undersea plot. In that case, a Polish judge refused a German extradition request, arguing that if Ukraine was responsible for the attack, then it was a "just" act.
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- Fact 1: Prosecutors identified the man only as trained scuba diver Vladimir Z, however he is understood to be Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who was arrested in Poland in 2025 over the undersea plot.
- Fact 2: He was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and later extradited to Germany where he is set to face trial.
- Fact 3: Although the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was in operation at the time, Nord Stream 2 had yet to go into service.
Prosecutors identified the man only as trained scuba diver Vladimir Z, however he is understood to be Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, who was arrested in Poland in 2025 over the undersea plot. In that case, a Polish judge refused a German extradition request, arguing that if Ukraine was responsible for the attack, then it was a "just" act.
Zhuravlyov was then released, prompting a ripple of surprise from the crowd in court and a smile from the man in the dock. The other suspect in the case is former Ukrainian military officer Serhiy Kuznetsov. He was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and later extradited to Germany where he is set to face trial.
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Original source: BBC News World
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