Three culprits in Russian warehouse fire linked to Intelligence in London
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A British jury sentenced three criminal fire men on Tuesday during an attack on an East London warehouse which stored equipment for Ukraine. Authorities said Russian intelligence was behind the plot.
Prosecutors said the attack on March 20, 2024 was planned by agents of the Wagner mercenary group in Russia, acting in the name of Russian military intelligence. The British government has judged Wagner a terrorist organization.
British Man linked to the Russian mercenary group responsible for plotting the criminal fire attack against London affairs
In this undated photo taken in 2024 and provided by the Metropolitan Police in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, the authorities claim that Jakeem Rose and Nii Mensah can be seen shortly before setting fire to a warehouse in eastern London. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
The accusation said that Wagner had used British intermediaries to recruit men to target an industrial unit in Leyton, eastern London, where generators and starlink satellite equipment for Ukraine were stored. Starlinks are frequently used by Ukraine soldiers to repel the invasion of Russia.
The authorities said that the criminal fire was part of a disturbance campaign across Europe that Western officials blamefully in Moscow and its attorney.
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This unclear document photo taken in 2024 and provided by the Metropolitan Police in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, shows damage to a warehouse in eastern London which stored goods for Ukraine, after a fire which, according to prosecutors, was organized on behalf of Russia intelligence services. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
A jury at the Central Criminal Court of London found Jakeem Rose, 23 years old; Ugnius Asmena, 20; And Nii Mensah, 23, guilty of aggravated criminal fire. A fourth man, Paul English, 61, was acquitted.
The fire caused approximately 1 million pounds ($ 1.35 million) of damage. The prosecutors said that the attack had been orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 21, and Jake Reeves, 23, who pleaded guilty to an aggravated criminal fire on behalf of the Wagner group before the start of the trial. They also pleaded guilty to offenses under the national security law of the United Kingdom 2023.
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These photos of unclear document provided by the Metropolitan Police of London on Wednesday June 4, 2025 show Dylan Earl, on the left and Jake Reeves, on the right. (London Metropolitan Police via AP)
Two other men were tried on the criminal fire and related plots. One was found guilty on Tuesday not having disclosed information on terrorist acts, while the other was authorized.
