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Second suspect arrested in Nord Stream sabotage, detained in Croatia

newsAug 19, 202654365

German prosecutors said a second suspect in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts was arrested in Pula, Croatia. The detainee was identified by authorities as Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Z., whom prosecutors describe as a trained scuba diver who "participated in the necessary dives" and who is suspected of helping attach explosives to the pipelines. German authorities said the suspect will be extradited to Germany to face charges. This is the second person charged in the case after prosecutors previously arrested an ex-army officer, Serhiy Kuznetsov, whose trial is scheduled to begin in Hamburg. Prosecutors say the 2022 explosions permanently disrupted gas supplies through the Nord Stream lines and that their investigation has involved cross-border detentions and extradition requests.

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