Suspects involved in setting fire to a Starlink station that provided internet to the Ukrainian army have been detained
In Germany, two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire to a Starlink satellite internet station located in Poland were detained. In Berlin, another individual who may have assisted them was arrested. According to Bild, this station had also been providing internet to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Suspects in the arson of a Starlink station transmitting internet to the Ukrainian army have been detained
According to DW, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on October 12 on the social network X that two suspects had been detained in Germany.
Tusk called the arson of the Starlink station located in the Masovian Voivodeship "another act of hybrid warfare." He stated that the suspects will answer before a Polish court.
Meanwhile, Polish Minister of the Interior Marcin Kierwiński stated that they will be charged with committing sabotage on the instructions of a foreign state.
According to Bild and Schwäbische Zeitung, two Turkish citizens were detained in the city of Nürtingen in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. This city is located approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Stuttgart.
Schwäbische Zeitung identified the detainees as Muslim T. and Umit Ye.
According to Bild, on October 12, a special unit of the German police also detained their possible accomplice in the Staaken area of Berlin. His Mercedes car was subjected to forensic examination. The publication writes that this individual may have acted as a driver for the suspects.
The Starlink ground station near Warsaw was damaged in an arson attack on September 23. The fire swept through an electrical substation and a generator.
According to Bild, the station briefly ceased operations and later resumed its activities. No one was injured in the incident.
Polish officials classified the event as an attempted sabotage following the fire.
Bild wrote that Russia might be behind the attack. However, the source noted that there is currently no direct evidence confirming Russia's involvement in the arson.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski stated on September 23 that many signs of the incident align with Russia's new doctrine for carrying out attacks.