Court finds Romanian, Ukrainian men guilty in Russia-linked arson attacks targeting UK PM
A Romanian citizen born in Ukraine and a Ukrainian citizen have been found guilty of setting fire to several properties belonging to British prime minister Keir Starmer in May 2025. The attacks were part of a broad campaign orchestrated by…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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A Romanian citizen born in Ukraine and a Ukrainian citizen have been found guilty of setting fire to several properties belonging to British prime minister Keir Starmer in May 2025. The attacks were part of a broad campaign orchestrated by the Russian state, according to the BBC.
In May 2025, a Toyota once owned by Sir Keir was set alight in a street in north London. Days later, two homes were set ablaze, including one rented out to the prime minister's sister-in-law, which he still owned. Police arrested Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych (right), 22, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc (left), 27, for the attacks.
