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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say

New York Times19 October 2026, 15:48 UTCLithuania

The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

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