Ukrainian suspect arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream blasts
German prosecutors say a Ukrainian man was detained in Croatia over the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia in connection with the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, according to German prosecutors. They said they will seek his extradition to Germany.
The suspect is alleged to have been part of a diving team that placed explosives on the pipelines, which carried gas from Russia to Germany. The blasts took place in September 2022, months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The arrest comes a year after another Ukrainian suspect, described by authorities as a former army officer, was detained and handed over to Germany. The case has remained one of the most closely watched investigations linked to the war in Ukraine.
Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 were built to move Russian gas to Germany through the Baltic Sea, and the explosions damaged three of the four lines.
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