Eleven Starlink Antennas Set Ablaze Near Sofia, Bulgarian MP Questions Security Response - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Eleven of 17 antennas were burned at a secure Starlink site, and Bulgarian officials are probing possible Russian-linked sabotage.
- On Tuesday, October 13, MP Ivaylo Mirchev reported that two masked individuals set fire to 11 of 17 Starlink antennas at a site near Sofia, destroying critical satellite communications infrastructure.
- The attack mirrors a September 23, 2026, sabotage incident in Wola Krobowska, Poland, where authorities are investigating possible Russian intelligence involvement in fires targeting identical Starlink infrastructure.
- Criticizing the lack of public disclosure, Mirchev filed parliamentary inquiries with the State Agency for National Security and the Interior Ministry, questioning whether intelligence services had prior knowledge of the sabotage.
- Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed an investigation is underway, while Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev ordered tighter security measures around similar communications facilities nationwide.
- Authorities are cooperating with partner services to complete the intensive probe, with Radev stating that premature disclosure could undermine efforts to identify those responsible for the destruction.
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There are 17 of them in the country.
Bulgarian authorities are investigating the alleged deliberate arson of antennas at a Starlink satellite internet service facility near Sofia, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced today. He declined to disclose details out of the interest of the investigation, saying that this was the only way to get to the bottom of the matter.
EADaily, 14 October 2026. In Bulgaria, 11 of the 17 Starlink antennas providing communications to Ukraine were set on fire, which is reported by UNIAN with reference to local media.
In Bulgaria, two masked assailants entered a communication facility near Sofia and set fire to 11 of the 17 antennas for Starlink satellites, reported the Bulgarian National Television (BNT).
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In BULGARIA, 11 out of 17 Starlink antennas were deliberately set on fire at a location also used by the Ukrainian army. The incident is linked to a similar attack in Poland, but Russian involvement has not been confirmed.
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