A factory producing thermal imaging cameras for the Ukrainian company “Archer” was set on fire in the Czech Republic
22 March 13:19
On March 20, in the Czech city of Pardubice, “pro-Palestinian activists” set fire to the thermal imaging camera production facility of the Ukrainian company “Archer.”
This was reported by Alexander Yaremenko, CEO of Archer, on his Facebook page, according to [Komersant].
“Friends! I would like to inform you that last night, our facility in the Czech Republic, ‘Archer-LPP,’ was deliberately set on fire by a group of masked individuals. I assure our partners that all contractual obligations will be fulfilled. The products will be shipped on time,” he stated.
The fire broke out on Friday morning on Delnicka Street, where the industrial zone is located. According to CT24, a warehouse hangar burned down, and the fire also spread to an administrative building standing nearby.
Archer relocated its production to Pardubice following the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, establishing Archer – LPP, which became part of the LPP Holding group. According to company representatives, it cannot be ruled out that the attack may have had a Russian connection.
“Unfortunately, almost all of the production facilities were destroyed, including the products being manufactured and finished goods in the warehouse,” said Olga Duplichuk, a representative of Archer – LPP.
At the same time, according to rescue workers, there was nothing related to production inside the hangar itself. It mainly stored construction materials prepared for future reconstruction.
Responsibility for the fire was claimed by the “pro-Palestinian activist group Earthquake Faction,” which stated that it intended to attack weapons production for Israel.
LPP Holding brings together technology companies that combine the development, production, and integration of solutions for the military and civilian sectors. The holding company focuses, in particular, on unmanned systems, equipment for ground forces, avionics, facial and object recognition using artificial intelligence, as well as equipment for rail transport.
Several years ago, LPP Holding announced its intention to produce and develop drones in Pardubice in partnership with the Israeli company Elbit Systems. However, production of Israeli drones at the LPP Holding plant never began, and the collaboration with the Israeli company, planned two years ago, never got off the ground.
This is not the first time that military equipment intended for Ukraine has come under attack by pro-Palestinian activists. For instance, in June 2025 in Belgium, approximately 150 activists from the “Stop Arming Israel” movement, wearing masks and white coveralls, broke into the premises of the private defense company OIP in Tournai and damaged military equipment that was being prepared for shipment to Ukraine.
The company’s CEO, Freddy Versluis, said that a group of people armed with angle grinders and hammers began destroying production equipment and military vehicles.
“They ransacked our offices, destroyed computers, and then headed to the workshops, where they seriously damaged several machines. They went on a rampage with spray paint cans and hammers,” he said at the time.
The company estimated the damage at approximately one million euros and predicted a delay in arms deliveries to Ukraine of at least one month.
