The Slovak police thwarted a planned arson attack on a drone factory in eastern Slovakia, a NATO member. Three suspects, none Slovak citizens, were involved with one arrested in Germany based on a European arrest warrant. The attackers intended to ignite improvised napalm to cause a large fire endangering around 70 factory workers and causing multi-million euro damage. The attack targeted a factory producing drones, possibly linked to the Ukrainian company Skyeton. Investigations were led by the anti-organized crime unit UBOK with intelligence input from Slovak domestic and military agencies. This incident is consistent with patterns of covert sabotage against defense industry targets in Europe linked to Russia's hybrid warfare. Slovak government and security services withheld detailed information on suspects or masterminds. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, known for pro-Moscow sympathies and rejecting military aid to Ukraine, adds political context to the case.

The Slovak police thwarted a planned arson attack on a drone factory in eastern Slovakia, a NATO member. Three suspects, none Slovak citizens, were involved with one arrested in Germany based on a European arrest warrant. The attackers intended to ignite improvised napalm to cause a large fire endangering around 70 factory workers and causing multi-million euro damage. The attack targeted a factory producing drones, possibly linked to the Ukrainian company Skyeton. Investigations were led by the anti-organized crime unit UBOK with intelligence input from Slovak domestic and military agencies. This incident is consistent with patterns of covert sabotage against defense industry targets in Europe linked to Russia's hybrid warfare. Slovak government and security services withheld detailed information on suspects or masterminds. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, known for pro-Moscow sympathies and rejecting military aid to Ukraine, adds political context to the case.