SABOTAGE: Estonia Blames Russia for Arson Attack on Defense Company Supplying Ukraine...

In August, a fire destroyed facilities at Milrem Robotics, an Estonian defense manufacturer supplying unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine. On September 29, Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna publicly blamed Russia's special services for ordering the arson, saying the perpetrators had been arrested. Moscow denied the accusation through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, calling it "baseless." The claim fits Estonia's broader pattern of accusing Russia of hybrid warfare—infrastructure sabotage, disinformation, and other destabilizing acts—since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. NATO leaders including Secretary General Mark Rutte responded by reaffirming support for Ukraine and criticizing Russian "hostile actions" against alliance members.