Two men jailed over Starmer-linked arson attacks
The men were convicted of a firebombing plot that prosecutors said was directed by a Russian-speaking handler.
- On Friday, a British court sentenced Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych to 7 years and Romanian citizen Stanislav Carpiuc to 2 years in prison for conspiracy to damage property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer over multiple nights in May 2025 on orders from a Russian-speaking figure known as "El Money," according to prosecutors.
- Judge Justice Neil Garnham called Lavrynovych a "useful idiot" manipulated by El Money, while defense lawyer James Scobie argued his client was "low-hanging fruit" used to target the prime minister.
- The prime minister's sister-in-law, Judith Alexander, reported "struggling to breathe" during the third incident, and the Home Office called the fires an "abhorrent attack."
- Cmdr. Dominic Murphy, who led the initial investigation, noted the plot resembles Russian state-backed sabotage, while The Associated Press has tracked at least 192 such attacks across Europe since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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The two suspects behind the conspiracy to carry out arson attacks on property and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have been handed prison sentences after being found guilty of the respective charges. On one end is Roman Lavrynovych, 22, who was given a seven-year jail term for plotting to cause damage to property and for damaging two properties by fire. The other, Stanislav Carpiuc, received a two-year jail term for his involv…
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