# Croatia arrests Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, to be tried in Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/26088

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-19 11:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/croatia-arrests-suspected-nord-stream-saboteur-to-be-tried-in-germany/

> Croatian police arrested a Ukrainian man in Pula on Aug. 19 at Germany’s request over the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. Identified as “Vladimir Z.,” he is described by German prosecutors as a trained diver and will be transferred to Germany to face trial.

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