Trial Set for Three Men Charged with Arson on UK PM Starmer Properties

Three men with links to Ukraine have been charged in connection with a series of arson attacks on two properties and a car linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in north London. Roman Lavrynovych, 21, faces three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, while Petro Pochynok, 34, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, are accused of conspiracy to commit arson. The fires occurred over five days in May, targeting a home previously lived in by Starmer, a car he once owned, and another property converted into flats. The defendants appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey, where a trial date was set for April 27, 2026, to be overseen by a High Court judge; Pochynok refused to attend the hearing. A fourth man was arrested and later released on bail in connection with the incidents. Starmer described the attacks as "an attack on all of us, on our democracy and the values we stand for."