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Lithuania says attempted Starlink arson was Russia-linked sabotage

Straits Times18 October 2026, 15:10 UTCLithuania

VILNIUS, Oct 18 - Lithuania is treating an attempted arson attack at a SpaceX Starlink base station on Sunday as a Russia-linked act of sabotage aimed at undermining Ukraine's military capacity, the head of the government's National Crisis Management Centre said.

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