Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 set fire to property and a car with links to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the orders of a shadowy online taskmaster with alleged links to the Russian state

Russia-linked Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted for plotting to damage the PM's property after a trial at the Old Bailey

Roman Lavrynovych, de 22 años, y Stanislav Carpiuc, de 27, recibieron mensajes a través de Telegram en los que se les ordenó cometer ataques contra inmuebles vinculados al líder…

A British court has sentenced two men for setting fire to property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The pair were acting on instructions from a shadowy Russian-speaking Telegram account called El Money

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were convicted of conspiracy to damage property by fire.

Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 set fire to property and a car with links to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the orders of a shadowy online taskmaster with alleged…

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Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc imprisoned for seven years and two years respectively

The methods employed were ‘very similar’ to those known to be used by Russian spies acting in the UK, the counterterrorism head said.

The pair – Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27 – were offered money to carry out the attacks via Telegram messenger by a Russian-speaking figure using the name “El…

The Ukrainian-born men with alleged links to Russia targeted property associated with Keir Starmer in May 2025.

Two men have been sentenced to prison for carrying out a series of arson attacks targeting a car and properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a plot that…