A Ukrainian diver suspected of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage was arrested in Pula, Croatia, while reportedly working on a Hollywood film about the attack, according to Croatian outlet Istra24 on Thursday, Aug. 20. The suspect, identified in German documents as Vladimir Z., and reported by Croatian media as Volodymyr Zhuravlev, was arrested by Croatian police on Wednesday under a European arrest warrant issued by German authorities. German prosecutors have accused him of being part of a group that planted explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines near Denmark.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to the Croatian outlet Istra24, the arrest took place while Zhuravlev was reportedly working as a consultant on the set of “Snake Island,” a political thriller being filmed in Pula and based on the Nord Stream sabotage. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hollywood actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody. The coincidence has drawn attention because the film dramatizes an operation allegedly carried out by a group of Ukrainian divers – the same type of operation German prosecutors have accused Zhuravlev of participating in. What is “Snake Island” about? “Snake Island” is a fictional political thriller about a group of Ukrainian divers who undertake a dangerous underwater mission amid the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukrain Filming began in Zagreb before moving to other locations in Croatia, including Rijeka and Pula. The production is expected to continue into early September, according to Istra24.