Three arrested after Slovak police say they thwarted a planned arson attack
"If the attack had occurred, there would have been a large-scale fire, a threat to people's life and health, and extensive damage," police said in a statement posted to social media.
Slovak police arrested three individuals on August 25 in connection with an alleged arson plot targeting a Ukrainian-owned Skyeton factory that produces advanced surveillance drones. The incident is reportedly one of the first known attempts to target a military equipment manufacturer in Slovakia. The suspects were detained in Slovakia and Germany, with the Slovak police seizing an incendiary mixture of gasoline and polystyrene, tools, cell phones, an action camera, and a hand-drawn map of the facility from the suspects.
The Ukrainian company Skyeton, which plans to open a production facility in Slovakia in spring 2024, did not comment on the reported arson attempt. This incident comes amid a rise in sabotage and arson attempts targeting industrial and logistics infrastructure across the EU, particularly at facilities involved in weapons production, since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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