Arson on the PM: Roman Lavrynovych & Stanislav Carpiuc’s Plot Against Keir Starmer
In May 2025, a series of targeted arson attacks hit properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Behind the flames? Two young men recruited online by a mysterious Russian-speaking handler promising quick cash.
Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych (22) and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc (27) were convicted at the Old Bailey of conspiring to commit arson. Lavrynovych, who carried out the attacks, received seven years; Carpiuc got two. Prosecutors linked the plot to a Russian sabotage network operating through Telegram.
In this gripping episode of A True Crime Podcast…
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