Bulgarian authorities initiated an investigation into an arson attack targeting a Starlink ground station in Bulgaria

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Vilmantas Vitkauskas stated that the October 18, 2026 arson attempt in Vilnius was linked to an October 10, 2026 incident where several Starlink antennas were set on fire in Bulgaria

Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre, stated on October 18, 2026, that Lithuania treats the October 18 Vilnius Starlink arson attempt as a Russia-linked act of sabotage targeting Ukrainian military operations

On October 18, 2026, at approximately 2 a.m., an attempted arson attack occurred at a SpaceX Starlink base station on the outskirts of Vilnius, Lithuania, causing minor property damage and no operational disruptions

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The October 18, 2026 attempted arson attack at a SpaceX Starlink base station on the outskirts of Vilnius occurred at premises reportedly belonging to data centre operator Delska

Deividas Matulionis, national security adviser to the Lithuanian president, stated on October 19, 2026, that Russia is a likely suspect in the October 18 Vilnius arson attempt, though official responsibility remains unestablished

Lithuanian Police Commissioner General Arūnas Paulauskas confirmed on October 19, 2026, that suspects in the October 18 attempted arson at a SpaceX-linked Starlink facility in Vilnius remain at large as the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau conducts an intensive pretrial investigation

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Arson attacks on Starlink ground stations were reported in Poland and Bulgaria, with Polish authorities attributing the arson attack in Poland to Russian intelligence services

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