The fire at the berth in the port of Medulin on the Istrian Peninsula occurred on May 14. According to Croatian police, the Ukrainians suspected of starting the arson deliberately drove from Poland and parked near the yacht berth. Among them are one 28-year-old man and two 25-year-olds. They are suspected of creating a general threat to life and property.
"At about 3.40 a.m., while the other two were 'keeping watch,' one of the 25-year-olds climbed over the fence of the pier and headed towards the mooring of a vessel registered in the city of Pula and owned by a 65-year-old man. The suspect threw a bottle with a Molotov cocktail onto the vessel and caused a fire that spread to 34 vessels moored nearby, of which 22 burned completely, the rest were partially damaged. The material damage is estimated at two million euros," the Istrian police department said in a statement.
It emphasized that the suspects had left Croatia. The police have put them on wanted list, and the case is being handled by the prosecutor's office.