Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has revealed that there was an attempt made to set fire to a Lithuanian company storing Starlink communications equipment in the early hours of Monday (October 19).

Sinkevičius confirmed in a social media post that the efforts to set fire to the Starlink equipment warehouse failed.

The warehouse hosts a ground gateway station for the Starlink communications system.

"There was another incident after midnight tonight - an attempt was made to set fire to a Lithuanian company that stores Starlink communications equipment. The services had warned the company about possible attacks, security was strengthened, and the attempt failed," said Sinkevičius.

The attempted attack comes after other notable targeted attacks against Starlink infrastructure in other European countries, including neighboring Poland last month and Bulgaria last week.

LRT reports that Sinkevičius told Lithuanian media that the company which stores the Starlink equipment in the country ensures the connection of nine Starlink satellite antennas, which is used by Ukraine's military. Lithuania's leader has linked the attack back to Russia.

“At around 2 am, perpetrators attempted to burn the satellite antennas and control unit. They found incendiary liquids and various containers — 3-5-liter containers and a 10-liter canister. Clearly, this was an attempted act of sabotage, as we are already seeing similar incidents repeated across Europe. Clearly, (…) this is part of Russia’s hybrid war involving acts of sabotage,” said Sinkevičius, via LRT.

He noted that Lithuania is "closely monitoring the activities of hostile states and taking measures to protect people and their property." An investigation into the attempted attack in Lithuania is underway.

Starlink has been a key part of Ukraine's communications infrastructure since the country's war with Russia began in 2022. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Starlink terminals were given to Ukraine.

However, this infrastructure, along with other communications infrastructure, has been targeted by Russia during the war.

The timing of these attacks comes as, SpaceX, the parent company of Starlink, and its founder Elon Musk have been in the headlines in relation to Ukraine's usage of the technology in the last few days.

The Telegraph reported last week that Musk approached US President Donald Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine, which included an introduction of speed limits on the system, which hampered Ukraine’s drone defenses.

The report claims that the limits stifled Ukraine’s drone defenses, after the US imposed a slowdown on Starshield, the military-grade version of the satellite communications system.

Musk has previously blamed Trump for the slowdown, though Trump told reporters at the White House last week that neither he nor ‌Musk ⁠was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access.