Two men jailed for arson attacks on property linked to UK prime minister
Key takeaways
- The Ukrainian-born men with alleged links to Russia targeted property associated with Keir Starmer in May 2025.
- Judge Neil Garnham said on Friday that Ukrainian national Lavrynovych was a “useful idiot” acting as a “pawn” for some “unknown cause” which put lives at risk.
- “You agreed to carry out this mindless piece of arson for money.
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The Ukrainian-born men with alleged links to Russia targeted property associated with Keir Starmer in May 2025.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, and Roman Lavrynovych, 22, carried out the attacks under instructions from a Russian-speaking figure on Telegram, prosecutors said [Counter Terrorism Policing/PA]By Alex Milan Durie, AFP and Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Two men have been jailed over a series of arson attacks targeting property belonging to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The pair – Ukrainian-born Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 – were offered money to carry out the attacks by a Russian-speaking figure using the name “El Money” via messaging app Telegram, according to prosecutors.