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Moldovan Man Sentenced for Restaurant Arson Linked to Russia

7/2/2025

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A Moldovan man, Ivan Chihaial, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for setting fire to the Slava Ukraina restaurant, an act tied to Russian intelligence. His accomplice received a two and a half year sentence. This wasn't Chihaial's first offense; he had previously torched a COOP store in Estonia on orders from the GRU.

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A Moldovan man, Ivan Chihaial, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for setting fire to the Slava Ukraina restaurant, an act tied to Russian intelligence. His accomplice received a two and a half year sentence. This wasn't Chihaial's first offense; he had previously torched a COOP store in Estonia on orders from the GRU.