Estonian Drone Maker Targeted in 'GRU-Ordered' Sabotage Attempt: PM
- On Saturday, November 14, eight Latvian citizens were detained after attempting to break into Threod Systems' property in Viimsi, north of Tallinn, to start a fire at 3.06 a.m. The drone manufacturer's security team thwarted the incident.
- The Estonian Internal Security Service assessed that the attempted attack was carried out on orders of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU. Officials believe the sabotage was part of a coordinated campaign targeting Estonia's defense sector.
- Prime Minister Kristen Michal requested officials "prepare the necessary steps" to potentially close the Estonian-Russian border, stating the measure would "reduce the risks to our people and national security." The move reflects heightened concern over Russian operations.
- This incident follows an August arson attack on Milrem Robotics, which officials also attributed to Russian special services. Prime Minister Michal characterized the pattern as "part of Russia's broader hybrid war against Europe, with the aim of decreasing support to Ukraine and pressure on Russia."
- Estonian Interior Minister Igor Taro recently urged European governments to stop referring to Russian covert attacks as "hybrid incidents," arguing that arson, sabotage, and cyberattacks against defense sites constitute "state-sponsored terrorism." Taro estimated Russia accounts for roughly 90 percent of Estonia's internal security threats.
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After a sabotage attack on an Estonian armaments company, all borders with Russia will be closed from 1 December.
<p>In Estonia, they tried to set fire to the building of a manufacturer of military drones: there are detainees suspected of involvement of the GRU Near Tallinn they tried to set fire to the building of the manufacturer of drones Threod. Estonia announced the coordination of the attack by the Russian GRU and arrested eight Latvians.</p>
Estonia reports a Russian attempt to attack a drone manufacturer. Now the Baltic state is drawing drastic consequences.
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Estonia's Foreign Minister, claiming to have found evidence of a sabotage plot by Russia against one of the country's defense industry companies, announced: "We will close our borders with Russia."
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