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An arson attack on a Ukrainian restaurant in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, was an influence operation ordered by Russian intelligence and carried out by two Moldovan citizens, a court heard on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at the Slava Ukraina restaurant in Tallinn’s Telliskivi district on January 31 … camera footage clearly showed it was a deliberate act. The restaurant owner said:]: “It was arson, they smashed the windows.”

The defendants … were caught by law enforcement agencies in Italy on February 11, [One of the defendants admitted to participating in and supporting intelligence activities directed against Estonia by carrying out two counts of arson.

Under a plea agreement, he told the Prosecutor’s Office that he established ties with individuals connected to the GRU – the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Armed Forces – in summer 2024 and was tasked with setting fire to a supermarket in Osula village, Võru County.

  • bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    21 hours ago

    Ah, didn’t you say you didn’t like The Sun?

    Guess what, I don’t, too. So maybe you can put some effort in what you want to express and say it in your own words. You seem to have some time.