UK MEN JAILED FOR WAGNER ARSON ATTACK – Three Britons convicted for fire targeting Ukraine-linked warehouse in London.
Six British men have been convicted for carrying out a Wagner Group–ordered arson attack on a warehouse in east London. The six men will be sentenced at London’s Old Bailey court on Thursday, October 23rd
The site stored generators and Starlink equipment bound for Ukraine and was set ablaze in March 2024. Prosecutors said the men acted on instructions from Russian operatives linked to Wagner Group.
Ringleader Dylan Earl, 21, had pleaded guilty to aggravated arson over the 2024 blaze, which targeted companies delivering satellite equipment from Elon Musk’s Starlink to Ukraine. Starlink and the satellite devices are vital for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s continuing invasion. The attack caused £1 million in damage and was livestreamed as propaganda.
It marks the UK’s first major conviction under the National Security Act 2023. Officials said sentencing will take place later this year.
British authorities say that, since the expulsion of Russian spies following the 2018 poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, Moscow has had to rely mainly on criminals motivated by financial gain, or those with existing grievances, to carry out activities on its behalf.
