Turkish Citizens Suspected Of Setting Fire To A Starlink Station In Poland Have Been Detained In Germany

• 12.10.2026, 21:41

The Polish prime minister provided details.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on October 12 that “at the request of Polish intelligence agencies, German police detained two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire to a Starlink station in the Masovian Voivodeship. This is yet another act of hybrid warfare. Those responsible for the sabotage will face Polish justice,” reports "Polish Radio".

A Starlink station in the Volia-Krobovska area was set on fire on September 23. The coordinator of Poland’s special services Tomasz Semoniak stated that once the suspects are brought to Poland, they will be charged with sabotage and subversive activities on behalf of foreign intelligence services.

Investigators determined that the perpetrators’ goal was to disrupt the operation of the Starlink system, including internet connectivity, in Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kervinski added that the operation was carried out by the German Federal Criminal Police Office based on evidence prepared by the Polish police in cooperation with the Polish Internal Security Agency.