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22-Year-Old Convicted for €50K Proxy Arson Targeting Starmer

6/15/2026

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Roman Lavrynovych, 22, was convicted after pleading guilty at the Old Bailey to arson attacks ordered by “EL Money” on property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Helen Flanagan said the operation aimed to intimidate prime minister, though the perpetrator likely did not know target.
Police called him a cash-motivated proxy with no ideological ties and said the Austrian €50,000 surveillance offer illustrates a growing proxy trend in the UK.

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Roman Lavrynovych, 22, was convicted after pleading guilty at the Old Bailey to arson attacks ordered by “EL Money” on property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Helen Flanagan said the operation aimed to intimidate prime minister, though the perpetrator likely did not know target.
Police called him a cash-motivated proxy with no ideological ties and said the Austrian €50,000 surveillance offer illustrates a growing proxy trend in the UK.