Estonian PM: Moscow behind arson at Tallinn defense company building
Information gathered by Estonia's Security Police allows officials to state with full confidence that a recent arson attack on a Milrem defense company building in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by Russian special services. Latvia has already handed over to Estonian law enforcement Latvian citizens suspected in the case.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has stated that information gathered by the Security Police Department allows officials to say with full confidence that a recent arson attack on a building belonging to the defense company Milrem in Tallinn was an act of sabotage, commissioned by Russian special services. The statement was reported by Estonia's public broadcaster ERR.
Milrem is an Estonian defense-sector company whose building in Tallinn was recently set on fire. Estonian authorities had already begun investigating the incident as a possible deliberate act against the defense sector.
Latvia's role in the investigation
Before the prime minister's statement, Latvia handed over to Estonian law enforcement several citizens of the Republic of Latvia who are suspected of involvement in the arson case. This cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of the two Baltic states suggests the suspects may have operated across the border or were detained on Latvian territory.
Michal's statement reinforces the Estonian government's position that the incident was not an ordinary crime but a targeted act of sabotage against the country's defense-sector infrastructure, organized by Russian special services. Such accusations have become more frequent across the Baltic region in recent years, with several countries reporting suspicious incidents targeting critical infrastructure and defense companies.
Further details about the course of the investigation or the specific evidence that led to this conclusion have not been publicly disclosed.
