An apparent arson attack targeting Starlink satellite communication antennas has taken place at a secret facility near Sofia, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of the "Yes, Bulgaria" party, stated that perpetrators damaged 11 of the 17 SpaceX antennas by setting them on fire.
According to Mirchev, two masked men were involved in the incident, setting fire to the Starlink satellite communication equipment.
Bulgarian media speculate that the incident may have occurred in the village of Plana, near Sofia. The "Plana" station,a ground-based space communications station owned by the operator Vivacom, is located there.
Two masked individuals broke into a guarded site near Sofia and set fire to satellite communication equipment, according to Ivaylo Mirchev, a representative of the "Yes, Bulgaria" party.
ReplyDeleteHe accused Bulgarian authorities of covering up the incident and intelligence agencies of failing to prevent an act of sabotage on guarded premises.
A similar incident recently occurred in Poland—also at a Starlink facility that supports communications for Ukraine. In that case, two Turkish nationals have already been arrested as suspects.