Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

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Second Ukrainian suspect arrested over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

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A second Ukrainian suspect has been arrested over an attack on the Nord Stream pipelines that were built to carry gas from Russia to Europe, German prosecutors say.

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BBC Published 19 August 2026

Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

Sky Published 19 August 2026

Second Ukrainian suspect arrested over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

A second Ukrainian suspect has been arrested over an attack on the Nord Stream pipelines that were built to carry gas from Russia to Europe, German prosecutors say.

Guardian Published 19 August 2026

Ukrainian diver arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline bombings

Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to Russia A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Germany and Russia. Undersea explosions in September 2022, just months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, damaged three of the four pipelines built to carry Russian fossil gas t…

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