Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream bombing reportedly detained in Croatia while working on film about the attack

German outlet LTO reports that Volodymyr Zhuravlev, a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, was arrested in Croatia. According to the outlet, he was detained while working on a film about the very same sabotage attack.

The production in question is "Snake Island," starring Sean Penn and Adrien Brody and directed by Doug Liman, known for the Jason Bourne franchise. Filming started in Zagreb before the crew moved to the Croatian coastal city of Pula, likely to shoot diving scenes.

LTO did not specify what role Zhuravlev held on the production, and no other outlet has confirmed the reports that he was detained on set.

Earlier brush with law enforcement

Germany issued an EU-wide arrest warrant for Zhuravlev in 2024, when he was in Poland, but he left for Ukraine before it could be carried out. He returned to Warsaw in 2025 and was detained there, though a Polish court refused to extradite him to Germany.

Zhuravlev is the second Nord Stream bombing suspect whose detention has come to light. The other, Serhiy Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian citizen and retired captain in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was detained in Italy in 2025. A local court authorized his extradition to Germany several months later.