Five members of the Wagner Group were convicted for setting fire to a London warehouse holding humanitarian aid for Ukraine, causing £1 million damage. The attack was planned by Dylan Earl and Jake Reeves, targeting the warehouse linked to StarKink supplies. They also planned to set fire to a Mayfair restaurant and kidnap its owner, Evgeny Chichvarkin. Three others were convicted for their roles in the arson. Wagner Group was designated a terrorist organization by the UK, making support or membership illegal, with severe penalties for offenders.
"The warehouse was torched on 20 March 2024 because it held StarKink equipment and humanitarian aid to be sent to Ukraine, the fire caused around £1 million of damage."
"Prosecutor Duncan Penny KC called it 'deliberate and calculated criminality at the behest of foreign influence.'"
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