0h 13min, oct 24, 2025 y - Men Jailed over Arson Attack

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Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine.

The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024 caused £1.3m in damage.

Ringleader Dylan Earl was recruited by the Wagner Group, a mercenary organisation that acts on behalf of the Russian state and is proscribed by the UK government as a terrorist organisation. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison plus a further six years on extended licence.

Before his arrest, he was also plotting to kidnap a wealthy Russian dissident.

Earl, 21, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, admitted a National Security Act offence and aggravated arson, along with Jake Reeves, 24, from Croydon, who was given 12 years in prison plus one year on extended licence.

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