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Poland deports Ukrainian over arson threats

A Ukrainian citizen was deported from Poland after posting a video on social media threatening arson if unemployed Ukrainian refugees were deprived of social benefits, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński reported in his Aug. 31 X post.

1 September 2025, 11:53 AM

Massive fire rips through hospital in Kryzhopil – photos

A massive fire broke out on the roof of a hospital in the village of Kryzhopil in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia Oblast, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Facebook on Aug. 7, posting photos of the firefighting efforts.

7 August 2025, 02:24 PM

Two GRU arsonists jailed in Estonia

Estonia’s Harju County Court found two Moldovan citizens guilty of setting fire to the Slava Ukraina restaurant in Tallinn in January 2025, along with other charges, state broadcaster ERR reported on July 2.

3 July 2025, 01:19 AM

Russian Telegram channels claim German military truck arson

Pro-Russian Telegram channels have suggested Russian involvement in the arson of German military trucks overnight into June 22, according to The Insider.

26 June 2025, 07:25 PM

Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter murdered in Belgium

A Ukrainian soldier's wife and daughter were killed in Hasselt, Belgium, on June 6, with their home set on fire afterward, local outlet VRT NWS reported.

7 June 2025, 04:20 PM

Ukrainian charged with torching UK PM’s private residence

A 21‐year‐old Ukrainian national is suspected of deliberately setting fire to a north London property belonging to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, London police said Thursday, May 15.

16 May 2025, 12:40 AM

British police investigate possible foreign role in arson at Keir Starmer’s former home

British police are investigating possible involvement by a “hostile state” in the arson attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s former residence, where explosive devices were reportedly used at multiple locations, The Telegraph reported on May 13.

14 May 2025, 03:47 PM

SBU nabs suspects in fires at military and rail sites across Ukraine

Ukraine’s security service detained two sabotage groups that allegedly set fire to rail energy facilities and military vehicles on orders from Russia on April 16.

16 April 2025, 06:16 PM

Police uncover Russian plot to manipulate Ukrainian schoolboy into committing arson

Russian intelligence services attempted to recruit a sixth-grade student in Ukraine’s Ternopil Oblast to carry out arson attacks on critical infrastructure, regional police press service wrote on March 20.

20 March 2025, 12:42 PM

SBU foils Russian-linked terror plot in Odesa Oblast

A group suspected of planning a series of terrorist attacks in Odesa Oblast has been exposed and detained, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on Jan. 30 after a successful joint operation with the National Police.

30 January 2025, 12:17 PM

Hanukkah attack: synagogue in Mykolaiv targeted with Molotov cocktail

Unknown people threw a Molotov cocktail at the door of a synagogue in downtown Mykolaiv on the New Year's Eve, the regional Police Department wrote on Facebook on Dec. 31.

2 January 2025, 11:00 AM

Man rams former military office in Russia and sets car ablaze

A man drove his car into the main entrance of a building that once housed a military enlistment office and then set his vehicle on fire in Russia's city of Gus Khrustalnyi, Vladimir Oblast, Telegram channel ASTRA wrote on Dec. 25.

26 December 2024, 07:53 AM

Man arrested for arson at humanitarian aid center in Chernivtsi

Chernivtsi Police have detained a 26-year-old man suspected of arson at the humanitarian aid center of the international organization Remar S.O.S., the officers wrote on their website on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 03:15 PM

22-year-old admits to arson in London on Russia’s behalf

A 22-year-old UK citizen pleaded guilty to setting fire to a London commercial property connected to Ukraine and receiving payments from foreign intelligence, Reuters reported on Nov. 22.

22 November 2024, 10:48 PM

Three Russian agents aged 17 and 18 attempt to set fire to helicopter at military airfield – SBU

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the National Police arrested five individuals who attempted to set fire to strategically important objects, including military and energy infrastructure, the SBU reported on Telegram on Nov. 11.

11 November 2024, 07:10 PM

Arson attack targets Russian FSB office in Novosibirsk - video

The regional office of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was set on fire in the city of Novosibirsk on Oct. 3, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram, posting video of the attack.

4 October 2024, 10:02 AM

SBU detains suspect in arson attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia facilities and targeting Russian strikes on Chernihiv

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested suspect accused of coordinating Russian missile strikes on Chernihiv and committing a series of arson attacks on Ukrzaliznytsia facilities, the agency wrote on its website on Sept. 13.

13 September 2024, 01:14 PM

Five men detained in Kyiv for arson attacks on military vehicles

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the National Police have detained five men in Kyiv, suspected of setting fire to military vehicles on orders from Russian intelligence services, according to the SBU’s report on Telegram.

12 September 2024, 04:45 PM

Molotov cocktail ignites railway substation in Moscow suburb

Unidentified assailants set fire to a railway substation in a Moscow suburb with a Molotov cocktail, the Russian Baza Telegram channel reported on Aug. 23.

23 August 2024, 01:01 PM

Serial arsonist detained in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s SBU security service and National Police have arrested a 22-year-old Ukrainian deserter in Kharkiv who set fire to multiple vehicles in use by the military, SBU reported on Aug. 15.

16 August 2024, 12:44 AM

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