Two men jailed over Starmer-linked arson attacks

Two men have been jailed for conspiring to carry out arson attacks targeting property and a car connected to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych 22, was jailed for seven years while Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, was sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Old Bailey.

The pair were convicted at the Old Bailey on Monday, while a third man, Petro Pochynok, 35, was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.

The attacks were carried out on behalf of Russia, the BBC has previously revealed.

It was May 2025 when a Toyota once owned by Sir Keir was set on fire in a street in north London.

Then days later two homes were set alight, including one rented out to the prime minister’s sister-in-law, which he still owned.

Lavrynovych had carried out the attacks after being recruited by Russian-speaking Telegram user “El Money” who promised him payment.

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