Lithuania Thwarts 2 a.m. Starlink Sabotage Attempt as Officials Blame Russia
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Lithuania Thwarts 2 a.m. Starlink Sabotage Attempt as Officials Blame Russia
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Summary
A fire set around 2 a.m. Sunday at a Lithuanian data center hosting Starlink equipment was quickly extinguished after a security guard spotted it, leaving service undisrupted.
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said attackers used flammable liquids and Molotov cocktails to target antennas and a control unit; the control unit caught fire, but the antenna was not damaged.
Lithuanian authorities are searching for suspects, while officials cast the incident as part of a broader pattern of unconventional attacks in Eastern Europe that European governments have linked to Russia.
Bulgaria said last week that Starlink antennas near Sofia were also attacked, and prosecutors are seeking a European arrest warrant for 2 suspects who left the country.