Lithuanian officials said Sunday that an attempted arson attack on Starlink satellite equipment overnight was sabotage linked to Russia, LRT and Reuters reported.

The attempt happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday, LRT and Reuters reported. LRT described the target as a Lithuanian company that stores Starlink communications equipment. Reuters described it as a Starlink base station on the outskirts of the capital, Vilnius.

"At around 02:00, there was an attempt to burn satellite antennas and a control unit. Incendiary liquids were found, along with containers ranging in capacity from three to 10 litres," Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on LRT Radio. He said authorities had warned the company about possible attacks and that security had been stepped up.

"It is likely that it is already clear who commissioned it – it is the Russian side," Sinkevičius said, according to LRT. He called the attempt part of Russia's hybrid war against Europe.

Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the government's National Crisis Management Centre, said the blaze was quickly put out and caused only minor damage and no disruption, Reuters reported. "We understand that this was not a routine arson attack but an act of sabotage," he said. He said the aim was to disrupt Starlink, which Ukraine uses widely for battlefield communications. "Ukraine is the target," he said, according to Reuters.

Officials linked the incident to earlier arson attacks on Starlink sites in Poland and Bulgaria, LRT and Reuters reported. Reuters reported that authorities were searching for suspects, and that Moscow calls such accusations baseless.

The Fire and Rescue Department said a pre-trial investigation had been opened, LRT reported. Sinkevičius called a meeting of the National Security Commission for Monday to discuss the arson attempt, LRT reported.

What we know: Officials said the attempt to burn Starlink equipment failed and called it Russia-linked sabotage.
What we don't: Who carried out the attempt.