Lithuania says attempted arson of Starlink station sabotage is aimed at influencing Ukraine
Lithuania considers the attempted arson of a SpaceX Starlink base station that occurred on Sunday to be an act of sabotage linked to Russia and aimed at undermining Ukraine's military potential.
Source: European Pravda, citing Vilmantas Vitkauskas, Head of the government's National Crisis Management Centre, speaking to journalists, as reported by Reuters
Details: Vitkauskas said that the Lithuanian authorities are currently searching for suspects.
"We understand that this was not a routine arson attack but an act of sabotage," he said.
He noted that this incident is connected to previous arsons of Starlink stations in Bulgaria and Poland.
Quote: "They are part of Russian attempts to disrupt Starlink and influence the success of Ukrainian operations. Ukraine is the target."
Background:
- On 18 October, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius reported an unsuccessful attempt to set fire to a Lithuanian company that stores equipment for Starlink communications.
- On 23 September, a fire occurred at a Starlink ground satellite communication station located in the Polish village of Wola Krobowska.
- The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into an act of sabotage and a terrorist-related crime in the interests of foreign intelligence.
- On 14 October, reports emerged in Bulgaria that 11 of the 17 antennas used to connect to the Starlink satellite network in the Sofia area may have been set on fire.
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