Estonia Blames Russia for August 15 Arson at Ukraine Supplier Milrem as EU, Nato Rally
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 29
Estonia Blames Russia for August 15 Arson at Ukraine Supplier Milrem as EU, Nato Rally
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 29
Summary
Estonia said Russian special services ordered the August 14-15 arson attack on Milrem Robotics in Tallinn, calling it the first successful Russian sabotage operation in the country this year.
Three suspects — identified as Latvians who had lived in Russia and allegedly joined earlier attacks — were arrested in Latvia and extradited to Estonia this month, officials said.
Estonian authorities said the attack was part of a broader Russian campaign to intimidate European backers of Ukraine, with Kapo warning Moscow is still seeking recruits for further sabotage and hostile acts.
France, the EU and Nato backed Estonia's assessment and said such attacks would not weaken support for Ukraine, while the Kremlin rejected the accusation as baseless.
August alone brought Russian accusations or suspicions tied to incidents in Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Slovakia and Poland, underscoring a wider pattern of hybrid attacks across Europe.