Lithuania charges two suspects with terrorism over Starlink arson attack
Prosecutors say the case involves a Russia-linked sabotage plot aimed at undermining Ukraine’s military capabilities.
- On June 9, Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office charged two suspects with terrorism-related offenses over an attempted arson attack on a Starlink base station that occurred October 18.
- Lithuanian authorities characterize the incident as a Russia-linked act of sabotage aimed at undermining Ukraine's military capabilities, though Moscow has denied the accusations, calling them 'baseless.'
- Prosecutors identified the two suspects as a Turkish-German citizen and a dual Serbian-German national, both living in Germany at the time of investigation.
- The suspects had been detained previously in Germany at Bulgaria's request during a separate investigation into an arson attack targeting Starlink infrastructure.
- Formal terrorism charges filed in Vilnius reveal the severity of the alleged threat to regional security, suggesting a coordinated pattern of sabotage against critical communications infrastructure.
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Men were currently detained in Germany, and extradition would be considered at the next stage of the investigation.
Lithuanian law enforcement officers have identified two men living in Germany who are suspected of attempting to set fire to Starlink equipment in Vilnius earlier this month.
The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau held a press conference on Thursday to present the latest information on the investigation into the attempted arson of Starlink communication equipment in Vilnius. The incident occurred on the night of Sunday, October 18, in the Aukštės Paneriai district of the capital.
On the night of October 18, an attempt was made to set fire to Starlink communications equipment stored at a company in Vilnius. On Thursday, law enforcement provided more information about the ongoing exceptional investigation.
Lithuanian investigators have determined that two 20-year-old German citizens, who are suspected of terrorism, attempted to set fire to a Starlink base station in Vilnius on October 18. These are the same two suspects suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas in Bulgaria.
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