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Authorities in Lithuania foil arson plot against Starlink satellite gateway station
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has revealed that there was an attempt made to set fire to a Lithuanian company storing Starlink communications equipment in the early hours of Monday (October 19).
Key facts
- They found incendiary liquids and various containers, 3-5-liter containers and a 10-liter canister
- Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has revealed that there was an attempt made to set fire to a Lithuanian company storing Starlink communications equipment in the early hours of Monday
- At around 2 am, perpetrators attempted to burn the satellite antennas and control unit
- Starlink has been a key part of Ukraine's communications infrastructure since the country's war with Russia began in 2022
Summary
Sinkevičius confirmed in a social media post that the efforts to set fire to the Starlink equipment warehouse failed. The warehouse hosts a ground gateway station for the Starlink communications system. "There was another incident after midnight tonight - an attempt was made to set fire to a Lithuanian company that stores Starlink communications equipment. The attempted attack comes after other notable targeted attacks against Starlink infrastructure in other European countries, including neighboring Poland last month and Bulgaria last week.