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Six Charged Over Wagner-Directed Arson on Ukraine-Linked London Warehouse

Prosecutors at the Old Bailey presented CCTV, traffic camera, phone, location data linking the defendants to a £1m blaze last March at a Leyton warehouse supplying humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Dylan Earl, left, and Jake Reeves livestreamed setting fire to a business that supplied Starlink satellite equipment to Ukraine, a court heard
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Overview

  • Six men went on trial at the Old Bailey for a March 20, 2024 fire that gutted a Leyton industrial unit storing StarLink equipment bound for Ukraine.
  • Prosecutors say orchestrators Dylan Earl and Jake Reeves admitted acting on behalf of Russia’s proscribed Wagner Group after contact via a Telegram channel.
  • Evidence includes CCTV and traffic camera footage, phone records tracking a red Kia Picanto and a FaceTime livestream showing a jerry can being used to ignite the doors.
  • The blaze caused about £1 million in damage and prosecutors revealed plots for further Wagner-backed attacks on a Mayfair restaurant and wine shop with plans to kidnap the owner.
  • All defendants except Earl and Reeves deny their charges as the jury examines whether they knowingly carried out foreign-influenced terrorist acts.