Arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records an arson attack on the IKEA store in Vilnius; Made in Vilnius reported that suspects were detained. It codes the incident as arson, apparent goal disrupt daily life; inflict economic damage, target public space: Shopping centre / Memorial / Landmark / Company / School, location Lithuania; the dataset dates it only to May 2024, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 May 2024
- Where
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- What
- arson
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset and the source it cites link the incident to Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
- Evidence Leiden University, Russian Operations Against Europe dataset
- Evidence Made in Vilnius
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius", ev-20261027-vyy0, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-vyy0/