Men jailed over arson attack for Russia on Ukrainian business in London

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.

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

Dylan Earl, 21, admitted a National Security Act offence over the attack, as well as aggravated arson.

The other five men sentenced were:

• Jake Reeves, 24, from Croydon, who help arrange the attack, was jailed for 12 years
• Nii Mensah, 23, from Thorton Heath, who streamed the attack, was jailed for 10 years
• Jakeem Rose, 23, from Croydon, who set the buildings alight, was jailed for nine years
• Ugnius Asmena, 21, of no fixed address, who arranged the getaway car and was there on the night, was jailed for eight years
• Ashton Evans, 20, from South Wales, was jailed for nine years failing to tell police what he knew about a planned kidnapping.

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