LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Friday sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption.

The sentences ranged from seven to 17 years in prison.

The men were involved in a plot to set fire to a warehouse in east London in March 2024 that contained satellite communication devices destined for Ukraine. British prosecutors said that the arson — organized on behalf of the Wagner paramilitary group — was intimately connected to the Russian state and likely linked to another arson attack against a warehouse in Spain.

The fire is one of at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials that The Associated Press has documente

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