# Lithuania foils arson attempt targeting Starlink equipment; Russian involvement suspected

https://mins.news/en/item/105123

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 12:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-foils-arson-attack-on-starlink-equipment-suspects-russian-involvement/

> Lithuanian authorities foiled an overnight attempt to set fire to a company storing Starlink satellite communications equipment, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said. The attackers targeted satellite antennas and a control unit. Sinkevicius called it part of Russia’s hybrid warfare campaign and said the Russian side likely commissioned it.

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