# Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on Sean Penn film about incident

https://mins.news/en/item/27604

- The Guardian, 2026-08-20 17:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/man-arrested-nord-stream-volodymyr-zhuravlev-consultant-film-sean-penn-snake-island

> Ukrainian diver Volodymyr Zhuravlev, suspected of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream explosions, was detained in Pula, Croatia, under a European arrest warrant requested by Germany. German media reported that he had also advised on Snake Island, a film dramatizing the alleged sabotage and starring Sean Penn.

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