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Ukrainian man arrested over Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts

Nypost · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 136 words · By Associated Press
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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany’s federal prosecutor said.

Common ground

Ukrainian national Vladimir Z., whose last name was not given in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Pula, in Croatia, by local police carrying out a European arrest warrant.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”
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Five independent high-authority news sources (EuroNews, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Daily Maverick) and Wikipedia all confirm the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — That was the year Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/10/germany-growth-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Diplomatic relations between the UK and Russia nosedived four years ago when Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/29/uk-expels-russian-d…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the war, which began with Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7xr1g3nvvo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 2: “A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany’s federal prosecutor said.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a Ukrainian man was arrested in Croatia on a Wednesday in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, citing Germany's federal prosecutor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion, prompting the imposition of substantial economic and political sanctions by the EU, the UK, the US, Canada, and other countries. The Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Russia_si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerhard "Gerd" Fritz Kurt Schröder (born 7 April 1944) is a German former politician and lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schröder
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian refugee crisis began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As of September 2025, the UNHCR has recorded 5.7 million Ukrainian refugees around the world, with 90% of this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_refugee_crisis
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Claim 3: “Ukrainian national Vladimir Z., whose last name was not given in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Pula, in Croatia, by local police carrying out a European arrest warrant.”
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Two independent sources (one specifically mentioning Sky News) identify the suspect as Vladimir Z. and confirm the arrest took place in Pula, Croatia, via a European arrest warrant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 10 March 2022 at 23:01 CET, an unidentified Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-141 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. With an unidentified operator and unkn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Zagreb_Tu-141_drone_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Croatia and Russia established diplomatic relations on 25 May 1992. Croatia has an embassy in Moscow and honorary consulates in Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, and Sochi. Russia has an embassy in Zagreb and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White Croats (Croatian: Bijeli Hrvati; Polish: Biali Chorwaci; Slovak: Bieli Chorváti; Ukrainian: Білі хорвати, romanized: Bili khorvaty), also known simply as Croats, were a group of Early Slavic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Croats
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Claim 4: “Undersea explosions on Sept. 26, 2022, damaged pipelines that were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.”
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The date (September 26, 2022), the nature of the event (undersea explosions), and the target (Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea) are explicitly confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Western governments and intelligence agencies allege that Russian military or intelligence services organised acts of sabotage in Europe – including arson, assassination plans, railway damage, vandali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_sabotage_operations_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions and consequent gas leaks occurred on 3 of 4 Nord Stream pipes, rendering them inoperable. The Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) are tw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden. Geophysically, it is surrounded by th…
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