# Croatia detains Ukrainian Volodymyr Zhuravlev in Nord Stream bombing case

https://mins.news/en/item/26146

- Meduza, 2026-08-19 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/19/croatia-detains-ukrainian-volodymyr-zhuravlev-one-of-the-suspects-in-nord-stream-pipeline-bombing

> Croatian investigators detained Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zhuravlev, whom German authorities suspect of directly participating in the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombing. Germany plans to seek his extradition. Zhuravlev denies involvement, saying he was in Ukraine when the blasts occurred.

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