On Tuesday, a British jury sentenced three men of arson in an attack on a warehouse in East Londs that saved equipment intended for Ukraine. Authorities said the Russian intelligence service were behind the conspiracy.
Public Prosecutors said that the attack of 20 March 2024 was planned by Agents of the Russian Mercenary Group, who acted on behalf of Russian military intelligence service. The British government has considered Wagner as a terrorist organization.
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Made in this undated hand -out photo in 2024 and provided by the London Metropolitan Police on Monday 9 June 2025, the authorities say that Jakeem Rose and Nii Mensah are on fire shortly before they set fire to a warehouse in East London. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
The prosecutor said that Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to focus on an industrial unity in Leyton, East Londs, where generators and Starlink -satellite equipment were stored on the way to Ukraine. The StarLinks are often used by the army of Ukraine to ward off the Russian invasion.
Authorities said that the arson was part of a disorder campaign throughout Europe that blames Western officials on Moscow and his proxies.
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This undated hand -out photo taken in 2024 and provided by the London Metropolitan Police on Monday 9 June 2025, shows damage to a warehouse in East London that stored Ukraine, after a fire of which the public prosecutors said was organized on behalf of the Russian intelligence services. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
A jury in London’s central criminal court found Jakeem Rose, 23; Ugnius Asmena, 20; and Nii Mensah, 23, guilty of aggravated arson. A fourth man, Paul English, 61, was acquitted.
The fire caused about 1 million pounds ($ 1.35 million) in damage. The prosecutors said the attack was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 21, and Jake Reeves, 23, who argue guilty for aggravated arson on behalf of the Wagner Group before the trial began. They also argue guilty of violations under the UK’s National Security Act 2023.
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These undated hand -out photos supplied by the London Metropolitan Police on Wednesday 4 June 2025, show Dylan Earl, Links and Jake Reeves, right. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
Two other men were tried about the arson and related suddenly. One was found guilty of not disclosing information about terrorist acts on Tuesday, while the other was deleted.
