The sabotage effort is the third of its kind in Europe, following an arson event at a Polish ground station on September 23 and an attack on antennas in Bulgaria in October. In the Vilnius incident, police recovered containers of incendiary liquid measuring 3 to 10 liters after security prevented the blaze at 2 a.m. Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius is convening a National Security Commission meeting Monday to address the arson and a separate airspace breach by a drone.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Lithuania Accuses Russia of Targeting Starlink Infrastructure in Vilnius
Geopolitics2 days ago
National security officials have formally identified the Russian state as the perpetrator of a failed attack on a regional satellite communications hub in the capital. The attempt to burn down the SpaceX-operated Delska data center was intended to disrupt connectivity for the Ukrainian military, which relies on nine antennas supported by the facility, as well as civilian and business users.
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