# Slovak police thwart alleged arson plot targeting Ukrainian drone factory

https://mins.news/en/item/32156

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-25 18:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/slovak-police-thwart-arson-plot-targeting-ukrainian-drone-factory-media-reports/

> Slovak police detained three foreign nationals on Aug. 25 over an alleged plan to burn down Ukrainian-owned Skyeton’s surveillance-drone factory in Haniska. Authorities said the suspects possessed a gasoline-and-polystyrene incendiary mixture and a hand-drawn site map, and that the attempt could have caused a large-scale fire.

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