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A Croatian court has approved the extradition of a Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
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The man was arrested on a European warrant in the northern Croatian town of Pula in August while reportedly working on a Hollywood dramatisation of the attack, according to the AFP news agency.
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On Thursday, his lawyer, Ljubo Pavasovic Viskovic, said the court approved the extradition on September 18.
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court → arrest → September
Pavasovic Viskovic added that the ruling is not final and will be appealed, so it is unclear when or whether the extradition will take place.
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German prosecutors identified the man as Vladimir Z.
They said the suspect was a “trained scuba diver” who was part of a team that allegedly “planted explosives” on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm.
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that → identify → Bornholm
The undersea blasts on September 26, 2022, damaged the pipelines, which had been built to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.
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which → damage → Sea
In July, German federal prosecutors filed charges against a former Ukrainian army officer in connection with the explosions.
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prosecutors → file → explosions
Prosecutors accuse Vladimir Z of working closely with another Ukrainian identified by German prosecutors as Serhii K.
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Prosecutors → accuse → prosecutors
He was detained in August 2025 during a raid on the bungalow in an Italian village where he was staying with his family.
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he → detain → family
He was then extradited to Germany in November last year.
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He → extradite → November
Serhii K is due to face trial at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court on October 14, and the proceedings could continue through February 2027.
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proceedings → face → February
The Nord Stream attacks came months after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, destroying three of the four pipelines of the major energy link at a time when European countries were trying to gradually wean themselves off Russian energy.
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countries → come → energy
German investigators believe a Ukrainian state agency ordered the attack to deprive Russia of revenues to finance its invasion of Ukraine.
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agency → believe → Ukraine
German government officials, when asked about the issue, have pointed to the judiciary’s independence.
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officials → ask → independence
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his government knew nothing about any plan to blow up the pipelines.
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government → say → pipelines
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