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Fire destroys three vehicles at Rheinmetall drone test site; police suspect arson

Three construction vehicles were destroyed in a fire at a Rheinmetall construction site near Kassel Airport in the German state of Hesse, Der Spiegel reported on Oct. 30.

30 October, 05:47 PM

Romania busts Russia-run sabotage network behind attempted arson at arms plant

Romania’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador on Oct. 27 to express a strong protest over an attempted arson attack at the Carfil arms plant in Brasov on Sept. 14, Foreign Minister Dan Neculaescu announced in a Twitter post.

27 October, 10:51 PM

Kremlin rejects Estonia’s claim of Russian role in arson at defense company working with Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed as “groundless and rash” statements by Estonian authorities accusing Russia of involvement in the arson attack on a defense company building in Tallinn, according to the remarks reported by the Russian state-aligned news agency Interfax on Sept. 29.

29 September, 03:55 PM

Estonia says Russian intelligence ordered August arson attack on Milrem Robotics

The Estonian Internal Security Service has determined that the arson attack on the Milrem Robotics defense facility in Tallinn on the night of August 15 was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian intelligence services, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced on September 29.

29 September, 02:05 PM

German investigators link Munich arson attack to GRU — FAZ

German investigators believe Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, may have organized an arson attack near the Munich headquarters of technology and defense companies Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing on Sept. 3, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on Sept. 25, citing security sources.

26 September, 12:18 PM

Cuban dance teacher in Russia ran Europe-wide sabotage network

Cuban-born Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, who works as a dance teacher in Russia, organized a series of arson attacks in at least four European Union countries, according to an investigation by Deutsche Welle (DW) and three other European media organizations, published on Sept. 14.

15 September, 12:03 PM

Tusk: Fire at Polish drone plant was deliberate sabotage

A fire at a plant belonging to defense contractor WB Electronics in Skarżysko-Kamienna, which manufactures unmanned systems, was a deliberate act of arson, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sept. 2, adding there is no doubt about it, according to Polskie Radio.

3 September, 10:50 AM

Fire hits Polish drone plant supplying Ukraine after unidentified person seen

A fire broke out on Aug. 31 at a WB Electronics plant in Poland that makes drones for the Ukrainian and Polish militaries, Onet reported. Surveillance cameras recorded an unidentified person on the plant grounds shortly before the fire.

31 August, 04:07 PM

Ukrainian drone plant target of failed arson plot in Slovakia

Slovak prosecutors said three men detained on Aug. 25 had planned to set fire to a plant operated by Ukrainian UAV maker Skyeton, Reuters reported on Aug. 27.

27 August, 10:51 PM

Slovakia foils plot to torch drone factory

Slovak authorities derailed a planned arson attack on an unmanned systems manufacturing plant in eastern Slovakia, police officials said Aug. 25.

26 August, 02:19 AM

Starmer links arson of his property to malicious actors and Russian networks

An arson case is an example of malicious actors attempting to exploit societal divisions to destabilize democracy, the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, The Guardian wrote on June 18.

18 June, 02:36 PM

Ukrainian, Romanian nationals convicted for arson targeting UK PM

A London court has convicted a 22-year-old Ukrainian and a 27-year-old Romanian of conspiring to set fire to property and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, The Guardian reported on June 15.

15 June, 09:39 PM

Ukrainian suspect in Starmer arson says he had never heard of UK prime minister

A Ukrainian man charged in connection with arson attacks on properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told police he had never heard of the politician, BBC News reported on May 6.

7 May, 01:30 PM

Ukrainian SBU arrests Kremlin saboteur targeting army cars in Kharkiv

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrested a man in Kharkiv suspected of setting fire to Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles under orders from Russian intelligence, the officers reported on May 7.

7 May, 01:07 PM

Czech police arrest second suspect in drone plant arson

A second suspect in the case involving the arson of an arms depot belonging to LPP Holding was arrested. The company produces drones for Ukraine, the police reported on X.

29 March, 05:43 PM

Anti-Israel activists set fire to Czech drone plant

A drone manufacturing facility in Pardubice, Czechia, was on fire early on March 20, with an anti-Israel activist group claiming responsibility for the apparent arson, Reuters reported.

21 March, 02:15 AM

Man detained in Kyiv for torching seven cars on order

Kyiv police detained a 35-year-old man suspected of setting fire to seven vehicles — including military and civilian cars — for money in the capital’s Solomyanskyi district between December 2025 and early January 2026, the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 12:30 PM

Young Ukrainian sentenced for Ikea arson in Lithuania

The Vilnius District Court convicted 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Danylo Bardadim of arson for planting an explosive device in a Vilnius Ikea store and sentenced him to three years and four months in prison, state broadcaster LRT reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:54 PM

SBU nabs suspect plotting to torch National Remembrance Institute

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Russian agent in Kyiv who planned to set fire to the building of the National Remembrance Institute in order to destabilize the internal situation, the officers reported on Oct. 24.

24 October 2025, 01:00 PM

Poland refuses to extradite Russian GRU agent behind 2024 parcel attacks

Poland has declined to extradite a man suspected of coordinating incendiary parcel attacks in several European airports to Russia, despite Moscow claiming the individual is wanted by Russian authorities, Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 08:47 PM

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