In Bulgaria, unknown people set fire to Starlink antennas

Unknown set fire to antennas for communication with Starlink in the vicinity of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, said Prime Minister Rumen Radev, reports The Sofia Globe. He did not disclose details of the incident, noting that the investigation is still ongoing.

In turn, the Deputy of the Bulgarian Parliament from the party “Yes, Bulgaria” Ivaylo Mirchev said that the arson staged two unknown masked, the fire covered 11 of the 17 installed antennas Starlink.

Starlink is a global satellite communications system. It is being deployed by SpaceX to provide high-speed broadband internet from anywhere in the world. It belongs to American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

At the end of September, the Starlink satellite communications ground station was set on fire in the Mazovetsk Voivodeship of Poland. The fire damaged antennas and an electric generator. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digitalization of Poland Krzysztof Gawkowski, Internet traffic passes through the station, including to Ukraine.

On October 13, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the suspects in the arson of two Turkish citizens were detained by German police.