Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
The BBC said the attack was part of a wider Russian sabotage and disinformation effort, with investigators linking the handler to Moscow.
- The BBC reported that Russia was behind attempted arson attacks targeting properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, identifying a Russian-linked influence campaign directing the convicted perpetrators.
- Investigations identified the anonymous handler "El Money" as Evgeny Lyukshin, a Russian diplomat who recruited Roman Lavrynovych via a Russian-speaking Telegram group to carry out attacks for payment.
- After the arson, the handler told Roman Lavrynovych he had targeted the "home of a very high-ranking person in Britain," though the defendant acted for "easy cash."
- The Russian Embassy dismissed the report, rejecting "any attempt to associate Russia or its foreign ministry with unlawful activities," while Counter Terrorism Policing Commander Helen Flanagan noted the attacks aimed to "cause concern" and "disruption" within the United Kingdom.
- Forensic evidence uncovered Russian-language communications and pro-Kremlin accounts, suggesting the arson was part of a broader operation of sabotage and disinformation, as investigators continue reviewing digital evidence linking the attacks to the Russian state.
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Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM Starmer, BBC reveals
LONDON - Even after he set fire to Sir Keir Starmer’s house, Roman Lavrynovych - convicted on Monday of conspiring to commit arson - seemed to know as much about the prime minister as a bullet knows about its target.
Russia likely culprit in UK arson attacks
Russia was behind arson attacks on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s properties, the BBC reported. Two men were convicted Monday, and the BBC’s investigation found evidence that a young Russian diplomat had recruited the pair. Moscow regularly recruits young men of various nationalities — the Starmer arsonists were Ukrainian-born — as proxies in its shadowy hybrid warfare campaigns, Reuters reported. More than 1,100 Ukrainians, a fifth of them mi…
After arson attacks on the property of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, two men have been convicted. A BBC search suggests that there might be more behind the case.
The jury in the Central Court of London found a 22-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Roman Lavrinovich, and a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, Stanislav Karpyuk, of Ukrainian origin, to have conspired to set fire to a car and other property connected with British Prime Minister Kir Starmer.
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