Starlink Antennas Set Ablaze By Masked Intruders Near Bulgarian Capital
SpaceX operations in Eastern Europe have been in the news a lot lately, especially after Ukraine's President Zelensky very publicly accused Elon Musk's company of throttling access in Ukraine, which impacted the military's front line operations.
But something else happened simultaneous to the controversy over Ukraine this week in Bulgaria which has gone largely under-reported. Unknown masked intruders broke into a communications facility near the capital Sofia and destroyed 11 of its 17 antennas used to communicate with Starlink satellite.
via Bulgarian national media
The sabotage incident was revealed by Bulgarian National Television. Bulgarian lawmaker Ivaylo Mirchev has also highlighted the incident, posting video of the fire at the communications site.
"Clearly, these antennas were deliberately targeted, since they provide the main connection to the satellites," Mirchev said, while also pointing the finger at Russian intelligence, though without providing evidence.
Amid the emerging reports, it remains unknown or unconfirmed whether the damaged antennas were actually part of any network of communications connected to Ukraine's military.
Something similar was reported as happening in nearby Poland earlier this week:
Two Turkish citizens were apprehended and are being charged with setting fire to the building.
At this point, tensions between NATO and Moscow are so high that pretty much any fire at a sensitive facility in Europe - especially in Eastern Europe or the Baltic region - gets treated as a suspected Russian sabotage attack.
Some reports are assuming the sabotage is likely related to the Starlink systems outage suffered in Ukraine this week...
At the same time, drone incursions have also become a monthly thing, and NATO leadership is broadly alleging that the Kremlin is conducting a well-coordinated hybrid campaign.
Tyler Durden Fri, 10/16/2026 - 02:45
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[ H/T ZeroHedge ]
SpaceX operations in Eastern Europe have been in the news a lot lately, especially after Ukraine's President Zelensky very publicly accused Elon Musk's company of throttling access in Ukraine, which impacted the military's front line operations.
But something else happened simultaneous to the controversy over Ukraine this week in Bulgaria which has gone largely under-reported. Unknown masked intruders broke into a communications facility near the capital Sofia and destroyed 11 of its 17 antennas used to communicate with Starlink satellite.
via Bulgarian national media
The sabotage incident was revealed by Bulgarian National Television. Bulgarian lawmaker Ivaylo Mirchev has also highlighted the incident, posting video of the fire at the communications site.
"Clearly, these antennas were deliberately targeted, since they provide the main connection to the satellites," Mirchev said, while also pointing the finger at Russian intelligence, though without providing evidence.
Amid the emerging reports, it remains unknown or unconfirmed whether the damaged antennas were actually part of any network of communications connected to Ukraine's military.
Something similar was reported as happening in nearby Poland earlier this week:
Two Turkish citizens were apprehended and are being charged with setting fire to the building.
At this point, tensions between NATO and Moscow are so high that pretty much any fire at a sensitive facility in Europe - especially in Eastern Europe or the Baltic region - gets treated as a suspected Russian sabotage attack.
Some reports are assuming the sabotage is likely related to the Starlink systems outage suffered in Ukraine this week...
At the same time, drone incursions have also become a monthly thing, and NATO leadership is broadly alleging that the Kremlin is conducting a well-coordinated hybrid campaign.
Tyler Durden Fri, 10/16/2026 - 02:45
Continue reading...
[ H/T ZeroHedge ]
