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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

Poland deports Ukrainian over arson threats

A Ukrainian citizen was deported from Poland after posting a video on social media threatening arson if unemployed Ukrainian refugees were deprived of social benefits, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported in his Aug. 31 X post.

1 September 2025, 11:53 AM

Massive fire rips through hospital in Kryzhopil – photos

A massive fire broke out on the roof of a hospital in the village of Kryzhopil in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Facebook on Aug. 7, posting photos of the firefighting efforts.

7 August 2025, 02:24 PM

Two GRU arsonists jailed in Estonia

Estonia’s Harju County Court found two Moldovan citizens guilty of setting fire to the Slava Ukraina restaurant in Tallinn in January 2025, along with other charges, state broadcaster ERR reported on July 2.

3 July 2025, 01:19 AM

Russian Telegram channels claim German military truck arson

Pro-Russian Telegram channels have suggested Russian involvement in the arson of German military trucks overnight into June 22, according to The Insider.

26 June 2025, 07:25 PM

Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter murdered in Belgium

A Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter were killed in Hasselt, Belgium, on June 6, with their home set on fire afterward, local outlet VRT NWS reported.

7 June 2025, 04:20 PM

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