Starlink Sabotage Attempts Reported in Bulgaria, Poland, and Lithuania
Source reports published 20 Oct 2026, 4:33 am – 4:45 am AEST
Following incidents in Poland and Bulgaria, a Starlink center in Lithuania was targeted by a suspected arson attack. These events are linked to previous sabotage attempts involving Starlink antennas.
What happened
- Bulgaria issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old German nationals suspected of deliberately setting fire to Starlink antennas near Sofia on October 9.
- Prosecutors reported that three antennas were destroyed, two were partially burned, and three were damaged in a mountainous region south of Sofia.
- Simultaneously, in Poland, four individuals were arrested in Germany, accused of sabotaging a Starlink satellite communications station in central Poland in late September.
- German police detained three resident men and a woman, two of whom were Turkish nationals.
- Lithuanian Prime Minister said that Russia was likely behind an attempted arson attack on a company hosting communication hardware for Starlink satellites.
- These incidents follow a pattern of sabotage targeting Starlink infrastructure, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces, and are linked to previous arrests in Germany and Poland.
Original reporting
- Deutsche Welle: Bulgaria seeks suspects in Germany after Starlink sabotage
2026-10-19T18:45:20.277000+00:00 - New York Times World: Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say
2026-10-19T18:33:39+00:00