Estonia concluded on 29 September 2026 that Russia ordered an August arson attack on Milrem Robotics, a domestic defence company supplying unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine. The accusation reflects escalating tensions over support for Ukrainian military capabilities.
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HELSINKI, Sept 29 - Estonia said on Tuesday it had concluded that an August fire at Estonian defence company Milrem Robotics, a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, was caused by an arson attack commissioned by Russian security services.
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Estonian authorities say they have concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defense company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services.
A fire broke out at Milrem Robotics, which manufactures and supplies unmanned vehicles for Ukraine, in August.
Estonian authorities said on Tuesday they had concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defence company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that “such actions are absolutely unacceptable” and that Russia’s charge d’affaires in Tallinn was being summoned to his ministry. A fire brok
Russian special services were behind the fire at a building used by an Estonian military robotics company last month, the government in Tallinn said.