Radev confirmed that the probe is intensive and involves cooperation with foreign intelligence partners. The Interior Minister has since strengthened security at similar facilities across Bulgaria. The incident follows a suspected sabotage attack on a Starlink ground station near Warsaw in late September, which Polish officials linked to Russian intelligence, though no evidence yet connects the Bulgarian attack to Russia or the Polish incident.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Bulgaria's PM Orders Probe Secrecy After 11 Starlink Antennas Torched
Geopolitics7 days ago
Two masked individuals attacked a secure satellite communications facility near Sofia on October 9 in a suspected act of sabotage. The assailants set fire to 11 of 17 Starlink antennas at the Teleport Plana site, an incident that remained hidden from the public until Member of Parliament Ivaylo Mirchev disclosed it on October 12. During a parliamentary hearing, Prime Minister Rumen Radev told the head of the State Agency for National Security not to release details of the ongoing investigation, warning that public disclosure could jeopardize the operation.
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