Overview
- The Old Bailey said the Leyton blaze formed part of a planned campaign of terrorism and sabotage carried out for the Russian state.
- Dylan Earl received 17 years in custody plus six years on extended licence, while Jake Reeves was sentenced to 12 years with a further year on licence.
- Nii Mensah was jailed for nine years, Jakeem Rose for eight years and 10 months, and Ugnius Asmena for seven years, each with an additional year on extended licence.
- A sixth defendant, Ashton Evans, was given nine years plus a year on licence for failing to disclose information about a related plot targeting Mayfair businesses.
- Evidence showed Earl coordinated via Telegram with Wagner-linked handlers to attack a warehouse storing aid and Starlink equipment for Ukraine, causing about £1 million in damage and drawing 60 firefighters, with prosecutors noting links to a similar Spain arson and foiled plans involving Mayfair sites and dissident Evgeny Chichvarkin.