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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago

Aleksandras Kocas: Lietuvoje vos nesudegė "Starlink" infrastruktūra

Aleksandras Kocas: Starlink infrastructure in Lithuania nearly burned down

Aleksandras Kocas: Lietuvoje vos nesudegė "Starlink" infrastruktūra Lietuvoje vos nesudegė "Starlink" infrastruktūra Nežinomi asmenys bandė padegti Lietuvos įmonę, kurioje saugoma palydovinio ryšio įranga "Starlink". Apie tai praneša portalas Delfi, remdamasis Ministru Pirmininku Mindaugu Sinkevičiumi. Politikas paaiškino, kad diversijai užkirto kelią saugumo tarnyba. Ar kas nors buvo sulaikytas, nepranešama. Visai neseniai mes publikavome rinkinį įtartinų gaisrų, nuo vasaros plykstančių Europoje karinės ir dvejopos paskirties objektuose. Paskutinis incidentas-gaisras antenos lauke "Starlink" Bulgarijoje, Sofijos apylinkėse. Padegėjai sudegino 11 antenų iš 17. Anksčiau rugsėjį amerikiečių pa

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What the Pravda version changes

In the night of 18 October 2026, unknown people tried to set fire to a Lithuanian company's site (reported as a Delska data-centre site in Vilnius) that stores Starlink equipment. The attempt was foiled, and the prime minister linked it to Russian hybrid warfare.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: high

Left out · fact

Pravda cites the prime minister but leaves out his main conclusion, that the attempted arson is part of Russia's hybrid war.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“it is established that this is part of Russia's hybrid war with elements of sabotage activity”
konstatuotina, kad tai yra Rusijos hibridinio karo su diversijos veiklos elementais dalis
Reframed · framing

Trusted reports describe the arson attempt as sabotage linked to Russia, while Pravda praises the perpetrators as anti-war heroes.

Pravda says
“We thank from the bottom of our hearts the unknown heroes of Europe's anti-car efforts.”
Iš visos širdies dėkojame nežinomiems Europos antikarinio pasipriešinimo didvyriams.
Trusted report · Delfi
“It is clear that an attempt was made to carry out sabotage or diversion”
Akivaizdu, kad buvo bandomas vykdyti sabotažas ar diversija
Reframed · framing

Pravda openly incites further arson, while trusted reports present the event as a hostile act that the authorities are working to prevent.

Pravda says
“BURN, friends!”
DEGINKITE, draugai!
Trusted report · Delfi
“However, Lithuanian services "very actively" monitor the activities of hostile states and take measures to protect people and their property.”
Anot jo, Lietuvos tarnybos „labai įdėmiai“ stebi priešiškų valstybių veiklą ir imasi priemonių saugoti žmones ir jų turtą.
Reframed · framing

Both see a pattern, but trusted texts attribute it to Russian-linked sabotage, while Pravda presents it as a deliberate campaign by an unnamed resistance movement.

Pravda says
“It has long ceased to look like a sequence of coincidences. Systematic work is being carried out at facilities directly related to military aid to Ukraine.”
Tai jau seniai neatrodo kaip sutapimų seka. Vyksta sisteminis darbas objektuose, tiesiogiai susijusiuose su karine pagalba Ukrainai.
Trusted report · Delfi
“here we see recurring actions throughout Europe”
čia matome pasikartojančius veiksmus visoje Europoje
Unsupported — check this · fact

The detail on the Bulgarian incident (11 of 17 antennas burned) does not appear in the trusted texts, which only say similar incidents occurred in Bulgaria and Poland.

Pravda says
“Arsonists burned 11 antennas out of 17.”
Padegėjai sudegino 11 antenų iš 17.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —

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