More than 100 pro-Palestinian vandals inflicted over $1.1 million in damage to Ukrainian military equipment during a raid on a Belgian defense facility this week, demonstrating how misguided activism can harm unintended victims.
Přibližně 150 propalestinských aktivistů vniklo 23 června do skladů společnosti v belgickém Tournai a vandalizovalo obrněná vozidla… která byla určena pro Ukrajinu.
V rámci kampaně „Stop Arming Israel" 150 „aktivistů" zničilo kanceláře společnosti kladivy a poté se obrátilo ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/5Dfd86yqiD
— 🍀Tomáš Doupal 🇨🇿 (@TomasDoupa39474) June 26, 2025
The activists from the "Stop Arming Israel" movement broke into the OIP Land Systems hangar in Tournai, Belgium, where they vandalized armored vehicles with hammers, spray-painted graffiti, and shattered windows. The equipment they destroyed was destined for Ukrainian forces battling Russian aggression, not Israeli military units.
The company has provided hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine since Russia's invasion began. The antisemitic organization declared they had identified "10 Belgian companies with connections to Israeli armament," though OIP Land Systems operates as part of OIP Sensor Systems – a subsidiary of Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems.
Freddy Versluys, the company's president, clarified, "We don't sell anything to Israel. The vandals entered the hangar and damaged extensive equipment. The only damage they caused is a one-month delay in delivering the vehicles to Ukraine."
proti obrněným vozidlům uvnitř dílen.
Cílová společnost se specializuje na údržbu, opravy a modernizaci vojenských vozidel. Škody se odhadují na zhruba jeden milion eur.
Od ruské invaze společnost dodala ukrajinské armádě již přibližně 260 obrněných vozidel.⬇️ pic.twitter.com/A3pZTM0KYt
— 🍀Tomáš Doupal 🇨🇿 (@TomasDoupa39474) June 26, 2025
The Tournai facility contains one of Europe's largest private weapons stockpiles and has been actively involved in supplying military equipment to Ukraine, including tanks and armored vehicles for the war effort against Russia.
