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Forsøg på brandstiftelse mod Starlink-station nær Vilnius
Den 18. oktober 2026 rapporterede litauiske myndigheder et forsøg på brandstiftelse mod en Starlink-basestation fra SpaceX i udkanten af Vilnius, som de beskrev som en formodet Rusland-tilknyttet sabotageoperation med det formål at underminere Ukraines militære kapaciteter. Hændelsen fandt sted omkring klokken 2 om natten; branden blev hurtigt slukket, forårsagede mindre materielle skader uden at forstyrre driften, og myndighederne begyndte at lede efter de mistænkte. Vilmantas Vitkauskas, leder af Litauens nationale krisestyringscenter, kædede hændelsen sammen med lignende brandstiftelser mod Starlink-infrastruktur i Polen i september og Bulgarien i oktober og antydede, at de var en del af en bredere russisk indsats for at forstyrre satellitkommunikation, der støtter ukrainske militæroperationer. Ukraine er stærkt afhængig af Starlink til kommunikation på slagmarken og droneoperationer. Rusland har afvist lignende anklager om involvering i sabotageoperationer i hele Europa.
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- 2026-10-18T20:59:22Z
On 18 October 2026, Lithuanian authorities reported an attempted arson attack against a SpaceX Starlink base station on the outskirts of Vilnius, which they described as a suspected Russian-linked sabotage operation intended to undermine Ukraine’s military capabilities. The incident occurred at approximately 2 a.m.; the fire was quickly extinguished, causing minor property damage without disrupting operations, and authorities began searching for the suspects. Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre, linked the incident to similar arson attacks targeting Starlink infrastructure in Poland in September and Bulgaria in October, suggesting they formed part of a broader Russian effort to disrupt satellite communications supporting Ukrainian military operations. Ukraine relies heavily on Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. Russia has rejected similar accusations of involvement in sabotage operations across Europe.