{"id":6529,"date":"2025-05-21T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukrainian-citizen-becomes-third-person-charged-over-arson-attacks-on-uk-prime-ministers-property\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:01:12","slug":"ukrainian-citizen-becomes-third-person-charged-over-arson-attacks-on-uk-prime-ministers-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukrainian-citizen-becomes-third-person-charged-over-arson-attacks-on-uk-prime-ministers-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian citizen becomes third person charged over arson attacks on UK Prime Minister&#8217;s property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2215402771.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian citizen becomes third person charged over arson attacks on UK Prime Minister's property\"><\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian citizen has been charged following a series of arson attacks on property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Times reported on May 21.<\/p>\n<p>Petro Pochynok, 34, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/d1066608-658a-462a-947e-ee97d3f3869b?shareToken=e1ef1f9ce4a57b55fa0579c5f7019d18\">charged<\/a> with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, is expected to appear at Westminster magistrates\u2019 court on May 21.<\/p>\n<p>Two properties and a car linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\">Starmer<\/a> were targeted in a fire on May 11, 12. The police said the property&#8217;s entrance was damaged, but no one was injured, the Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2025\/may\/20\/second-person-charged-fires-properties-keir-starmer\">reported<\/a> on May 19.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the property having previous connections with a high-profile public figure, officers from the Met\u2019s Counter Terrorism Command have led the investigation into the fires,&#8221; the London Metropolitan police <a href=\"https:\/\/news.met.police.uk\/news\/man-charged-with-three-counts-of-arson-with-intent-497350\">said<\/a> in a statement on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Roman Lavrynovych, also a Ukrainian citizen, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a Romanian citizen, were arrested. <\/p>\n<p>Lavrynovych, 21, was <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukrainian-citizen-charged-with-arson-amid-attacks-on-uk-prime-ministers-property\/\">charged<\/a> on May 15. He worked as a model and a roofer.<\/p>\n<p>He, on May 8, allegedly set a car that Starmer previously sold to a neighbour on fire.<\/p>\n<p>On May 11, he allegedly set the front door of a home Starmer formerly lived in on fire, and on May 12, set a fire at Starmer&#8217;s most recent home before moving to 10 Downing Street as U.K. Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Carpiuc, 26, a Russian-speaking Romanian national born in Ukraine, living in the U.K. for nine years, was also charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.<\/p>\n<p>He also worked as a model, and he has just recently finished a two-year business studies degree at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent. <\/p>\n<p>Carpiuc was remanded in custody until an appearance at the Old Bailey on June 6.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/us-sanctioned-ex-yanukovych-advisor-portnov-shot-dead-in-madrid-reuters-reports\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Controversial Ukrainian ex-politician Portnov shot dead in Madrid, media reports<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">Andriy Portnov, a former top official in Ukraine\u2019s ex-President Viktor Yanukovych\u2019s administration, was shot dead by an unidentified attacker or attackers outside the American School in Madrid, Reuters reported on May 21, citing a source close to the investigation.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Ukrainian citizen becomes third person charged over arson attacks on UK Prime Minister's property\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Martin Fornusek<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-at-18_08_32-1-1.png\" alt=\"Ukrainian citizen becomes third person charged over arson attacks on UK Prime Minister's property\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in its entirety and distribute them further. The content was made available to us through the rss mechanism<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukrainian-citizen-becomes-third-person-charged-over-arson-attacks-on-uk-prime-ministers-property\/\">Original Content<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ukrainian citizen has been charged following a series of arson attacks on property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Times reported on May 21. Petro Pochynok, 34, charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, is expected to appear at Westminster magistrates\u2019 court on May 21. 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