GoKawiilBulgaria arrests two Germans over fire at Starlink facility near Sofia
Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev confirmed a fire damaged a Starlink satellite internet facility near Sofia last week, with opposition group Democratic Bulgaria saying 11 of 17 antennas were deliberately burned on October 9. Two German passport holders, aged 20 and 21, have been detained in connection with the suspected sabotage, and authorities are investigating possible links to recent arrests in Germany tied to an attack on a Starlink site in Poland.
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Starlink terminals have become a critical communications backbone for Ukraine's military, so attacks on facilities supplying or supporting the network could be read as attempts to disrupt that support chain. Bulgarian opposition politicians have suggested Russian involvement, though officials have not confirmed a motive, and investigators are examining whether the suspects are part of a wider cross-border sabotage network.
- Fire damaged 11 of 17 antennas at a privately owned Starlink facility near Sofia on October 9
- Two German passport holders with migrant backgrounds were arrested after entering Bulgaria from Greece
- Investigators are probing possible links to a similar Starlink attack case in Poland involving suspects held in Germany
Source: dpa-international.com — Elena Lalowa, 2026-10-14
Published there as: “Fire at Starlink site in Bulgaria after suspected sabotage in Poland”
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