Volodymyr Zhuravlev

Volodymyr Zhuravlev, a trained scuba diver, has been arrested in Croatia as part of an ongoing investigation into the 2022 bombings of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The explosions, which occurred in September 2022, significantly damaged three of the four pipelines designed to transport Russian natural gas to Germany across the Baltic Sea. Zhuravlev's arrest places him at the center of international scrutiny regarding the sabotage of critical energy infrastructure. Notably, recent news also linked a consultant involved in a film about the Nord Stream bombings, starring Sean Penn and directed by Doug Liman, to the incident, although Zhuravlev's specific role or connection to this film has not been detailed in the provided snippets. His arrest highlights the continuing efforts to uncover the perpetrators behind the Nord Stream attacks and their motivations.