Ukrainian guilty of vandalism at mosques linked to Russian network behind Starmer arson attack

BBC UK Thursday 17 September 2026, 17:21 UTC 1 min read

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Illia Bilyk, a 21-year-old Ukrainian man, has pleaded guilty to targeting five locations in east London.

Ukrainian (ORG) mosques (LOCATION) Russian (ORG) Starmer (ORG) Illia Bilyk (PERSON) London (LOCATION)

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