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

A drug dealer who carried out an arson attack on a warehouse providing aid to Ukraine, on the orders of Russia, was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Dylan Earl, 21, pleaded guilty to a National Security Act offense for the attack on industrial units in Leyton, east London, on March 20, 2024.

He was imprisoned along with five other men for their role in the conspiracy.

An investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command found Earl, from Leicestershire, was working under the instructions of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, which has been banned as a terrorist organization by the UK government. The case is the first lawsuit filed under the National Security Act of 2023.