Another Starlink facility in the European Union catches fire (video)

Prime Minister Rumen Radev of the EU member state said a fire broke out at a Starlink facility near the capital of Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Roman Radov announced that a fire broke out at the Starlink satellite internet service center near Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

The incident followed a fire at the SpaceX station in Poland, which served the Ukrainian military, in late September. Ukraine has relied heavily on Starlink for battlefield communications and drone control during its conflict with Russia.

Earlier this week, Ivaylo Mirchev, an opposition member of the Bulgarian Democratic Alliance, claimed that masked men deliberately set fire to a Starlink hub outside Sofia, destroying 11 of the site's 17 antennas. He also claimed to have recorded this incident by publishing a video.

🚨 Two masked men reportedly set fire to 11 of the 17 antennas associated with SpaceX's Starlink network near Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Radev confirmed that the fire happened on Wednesday while attending the Bulgarian parliament, but declined to say whether it was the result of an arson attack.

"Investigation is going on. Just a little more patience, and the result will come," the Prime Minister said. He added: "If certain findings are revealed, we will not reach the result we intend."

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Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerjeev told lawmakers that additional measures will be implemented to protect Starlink stations and similar facilities across the country. However, he emphasized that they are private sites and the primary responsibility for their security rests with their owners.

However, Bozhidar Buzhanov, a representative of the Bulgarian Democratic Party, did not waste time waiting for the results of the arson investigation to attack Moscow. "Why are you afraid to mention Russia? Why don't you act like Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk," he asked Radeff.

The prime minister replied that Buzhanov apparently "has a crystal ball and therefore knows who is responsible."

Tusk had previously called the fire in Wola Krubuska outside Warsaw last month "another act of hybrid warfare". Tomasz Simoniak, the coordinator of Poland's special services, said this week that "there is no doubt that Russian intelligence services are behind this sabotage," but offered no evidence for the allegations. Two Turkish citizens have been arrested in Germany in connection with this incident.

Russia has consistently denied allegations of any subversive activities in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin and various officials have said that the so-called "Russian threat" is only promoted by Western politicians to scare the public, distract people from the growing problems in their own countries and justify increased military spending.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian officials and front-line commanders complained that Starlink terminals suddenly failed as drones flew at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, disrupting some combat missions. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk denied any orders to limit Kiev's access to the service, saying it was the prerogative of the US military and President Donald Trump himself to do so.

The problems come as Trump tries to increase pressure on Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, which he blames for rising global energy prices.

Last month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that using Starlink to facilitate Ukrainian attacks deep into Russian soil would be "a very harmful, potentially dangerous and ill-conceived step." He warned that Moscow has all the means to respond to such actions.