Two young Germans set fire to Starlink antennas in Bulgaria and are expected to be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison. in a child Bulgaria issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old German citizens suspected of setting fire to the antennas of the Starlink satellite system. According to the investigators, on the evening of October 9, Islam Z. and Baytula T. set fire to eight antennas in a mountainous area south of Sofia. In total, there were 18 antennas in the facility: three were completely burned, five more received various damages. According to the investigation, the young men entered Bulgaria from Serbia in a car with German license plates, called themselves tourists and returned the same evening. The men were charged in absentia on October 14 and placed on the international wanted list. The court has now upheld the European orders. If convicted, they face 3 to 12 years in prison. The incident occurred against the background of a series of arson attacks on the Starlink infrastructure in Europe. In September, a network ground station caught fire in Poland, and in Lithuania an attempted attack on a company servicing the equipment was reported. In the Polish case, the authorities suspect the involvement of the Russian intelligence services, but the connection between these affairs and the arson in Bulgaria has not yet been proven.

Two young Germans set fire to Starlink antennas in Bulgaria and are expected to be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison. in a child Bulgaria issued European arrest warrants for two 19-year-old German citizens suspected of setting fire to the antennas of the Starlink satellite system. According to the investigators, on the evening of October 9, Islam Z. and Baytula T. set fire to eight antennas in a mountainous area south of Sofia. In total, there were 18 antennas in the facility: three were completely burned, five more received various damages. According to the investigation, the young men entered Bulgaria from Serbia in a car with German license plates, called themselves tourists and returned the same evening. The men were charged in absentia on October 14 and placed on the international wanted list. The court has now upheld the European orders. If convicted, they face 3 to 12 years in prison. The incident occurred against the background of a series of arson attacks on the Starlink infrastructure in Europe. In September, a network ground station caught fire in Poland, and in Lithuania an attempted attack on a company servicing the equipment was reported. In the Polish case, the authorities suspect the involvement of the Russian intelligence services, but the connection between these affairs and the arson in Bulgaria has not yet been proven.