Ukrainian, Romanian jailed in UK over Starmer arson plot ordered by mystery Russian

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-19 · 13:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A British court has sentenced two men, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych and Romanian citizen Stanislav Carpiuc, for their involvement in a plot to set fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Lavrynovych received a seven-year sentence, while Carpiuc was jailed for two years. Both men were found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire. Prosecutors stated that the attacks, which targeted a car and two properties connected to Starmer over three nights in May 2025, were carried out on the orders of a Russian-speaking individual known as "El Money."

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The targets included a car and two properties linked to Starmer over three nights in May 2025.

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The men were found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire.

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Roman Lavrynovych was jailed for seven years and Stanislav Carpiuc for two years.

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The plot was orchestrated by a Russian-speaking figure named 'El Money'.

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Two men, Ukrainian and Romanian nationals, were jailed in the UK for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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A British court sent two men to prison on Friday for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a plot orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure.Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were jailed for seven years and two years, respectively, after being found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire.The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer over three nights in May 2025 on the orders of a Russian-speaking figure going by the name of “El Money”, according to prosecutors.

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