On the night of June 15, in Warsaw, unidentified individuals set fire to a restaurant owned by dollar millionaire Oleksandr Slobozhenko. Two masked men broke into the establishment by forcing the door, doused the premises with flammable liquid, and set it on fire. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, UNN reports.
Details
According to available data, at around four o'clock in the morning, two men in masks and hoods approached the establishment. One of them initially scouted the surrounding area while pretending to have a phone conversation. After that, the perpetrators broke down the restaurant door, poured what is likely a flammable liquid inside the premises, set it on fire, and then fled the scene.
The restaurant's co-owner, Dmytro Roslyakov, emphasized in a post on Instagram that the perpetrators' goal was not to rob the establishment, but specifically to burn it down.
Tonight, someone came to our restaurant @murmur.warsaw in Warsaw with fire. Not to rob. Not to steal. To burn it to the ground - along with the work of dozens of people and a place where families with children come every day. No one was hurt - this time. But the point is simple: in the center of a European capital, a foreign business, the labor of dozens of people, and a place loved by the community became a target for someone who only had the courage to come at night. Remember: everything was captured by cameras. Every frame is already with the police. Your face, your time, your route - we have it all. Thank you to everyone who is standing by us
However, despite the incident, the owner of the establishment, Oleksandr Slobozhenko, announced that the venue would be operational as early as the day after the fire.
We will open tomorrow, so we are waiting for everyone. Team - you are top-notch
The police are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident.
As a reminder
In 2025, the growth of new cafes and restaurants decreased by more than half, despite the fact that the number of newly opened sole proprietorships (FOPs) exceeds those that have closed. Half of the establishments that closed had existed for less than a year and a half, and a quarter for less than six months.