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Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on A-list Ukraine war movie starring Sean Penn

Euronews.com • August 20, 2026 • world

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Volodymyr Zhuravlyov, a Ukrainian man accused of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombing, was arrested in Croatia while working as an advisor on a Hollywood film about the attack starring Adrien Brody and Sean Penn.
German prosecutors allege Zhuravlyov, a trained diver, helped plant explosives on the Baltic Sea gas pipelines, which were sabotaged in 2022 to disrupt Russian energy supplies to Europe.
Zhuravlyov had previously been detained in Poland but was released after authorities deemed the sabotage a legitimate act of war rather than a crime.
The investigation suggests the attack was ordered by a Ukrainian state agency to cut off Russian energy revenues amid the ongoing conflict, a claim denied by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
The case presents a diplomatic challenge for Germany, which supports Ukraine in its war against Russia, with German officials emphasizing judicial independence in the matter.

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