A gang involved in a Russian mercenary group-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine have been jailed.

The attack was carried out at the behest of the Wagner Group - a private military organisation that acts on behalf of the Russian state - and caused around £1m of damage.

Dylan Earl, along with Jake Reeves and four others, were sentenced for espionage, terrorism offences and arson at the Old Bailey on Friday for their involvement.

Earl, 21, admitted planning the arson attack on industrial units in Leyton, east London, in March last year while working under the instruction of the Wagner group, which is proscribed as a terror group in the UK.

He was jailed for a total of 23 years, of which 17 will be spent in prison. Reeves was sentenced to 12 years, with a f

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