Key facts
- Estonia stated on September 29 that Russian intelligence services were behind an August 15 arson attack on a Milrem Robotics building.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the attack was ordered by Russian special services.
- Three suspects were detained in Latvia and handed over to Estonian authorities.
- Milrem Robotics supplies TheMIS unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine.
- Estonia will summon the Russian envoy on September 29.
Estonia announced on September 29 that Russian intelligence services were responsible for an arson attack on a building belonging to the defense contractor Milrem Robotics in Tallinn on August 15. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that the Baltic country's government can "with certainty" say the attack was "an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation." The announcement comes as Western officials express concern over Russia's escalating hybrid operations on NATO territory, particularly targeting nations supporting Ukraine.