Estonia suspects Russia of setting fire to a facility belonging to a manufacturer of equipment for Ukraine — Bloomberg
Estonian authorities are investigating a possible Russian connection to a fire at a facility belonging to Milrem Robotics, a company that manufactures unmanned ground vehicles and supplies its equipment to Ukraine.
The Estonian prime minister stated that law enforcement has already identified the suspects and submitted requests for their arrest. No one was injured in the fire.
Authorities have not ruled out that the incident could be part of Russia’s hybrid operations aimed at intimidating the population and putting pressure on Estonia due to its support for Ukraine.
The prime minister emphasized that if the goal of the arson was to force Estonia to stop helping Ukraine or to sow discord in society, it will not succeed.
Milrem Robotics specializes in autonomous and unmanned ground vehicles. In June, the company opened a production line in the Netherlands, where the Dutch government is funding the delivery of another 100 unmanned vehicles to Ukraine.
Source: Bloomberg.
Estonia has extended the nighttime closure of border crossings with Russia for another three months. The restrictions will remain in effect at least until the end of August. Tallinn explains the decision simply: the Russian side has shown “no goodwill” recently, so the country has no plans to ease controls.
The Estonian government has approved additional funding of 17 million euros to strengthen the border with Russia, specifically for modernizing surveillance systems and implementing artificial intelligence technologies.
Earlier, Estonia ordered additional HIMARS systems from the U.S. and may receive them as early as 2027—sooner than planned. At the same time, the country is developing its own defense infrastructure in partnership with the American company Lockheed Martin. As a result, Tallinn is building a more flexible and long-range missile arsenal.
