Estonia Says Russia Ordered August Arson Attack on Defence Company
Estonia says the fire was a commissioned attack, and officials link it to a wider Russian campaign to intimidate NATO allies and weaken support for Ukraine.
- On Tuesday, Estonia concluded that an August fire at Milrem Robotics in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian security services, noting the firm supplies unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine.
- Russia has engaged in a series of "hybrid" provocations across Europe since 2022, including covert disruption campaigns that officials view as attempts to intimidate nations and weaken support for Kyiv.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna termed the incident "sabotage," confirming perpetrators were apprehended and "no longer pose a threat," while Estonia summoned the Russian ambassador to protest.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin does "anything silly," the Western reaction will be "tough," as German and Swedish officials expressed solidarity with Estonia.
- Prime Minister Kristen Michal likened Putin to a "rat in the corner," warning that Russian malign activity is "here to stay," though he deemed a conventional military attack on Europe currently "improbable.
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The country ' s authorities have identified arson as part of a broader sabotage campaign linked to Russia by the Estonian authorities that the Russian intelligence services were behind the arson of the Milrem Robotics defense company. The enterprise produces unmanned ground systems and supplies equipment to Ukraine. This is reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to Reuters. On Tuesday, 29 September, the Estonian authorities reported that th…
Estonia accuses Russian intelligence services of being behind an arson attack committed in August on a Milrem Robotics defence company building in Tallinn. The Estonian government says it is certain that the fire was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian special services, Kyiv Independent reports.
Building of Milrem Robotics, Estonian defense company, in Tallinn, capital of Estonia. Photo of May 2024. Disclosure/Milrem Robotics Estonia accused on Tuesday (29) Russia of being behind an incendiary attack on a defense company that occurred in its territory in August. ☰ Follow the international news channel of g1 in WhatsApp Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said that the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) concluded after investig…
Premier points to 'act of sabotage' commissioned by special services of Russian Federation
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes Russia was behind the arson attack at the defense company Milrem Robotics in August. – Baseless statements, Moscow responds.
The spokesman for President Dmitry Peskov called Estonia's allegations that Russian intelligence services were involved in the arson of the Tallinn drone factory, and the representative of the Kremlin stressed that such allegations were totally non-existent and without any argument, so that Moscow could not take them seriously, transmitting to RIA "News." The former head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsahkna, stated that th…
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