Dylan Earl, Jake Reeves, Nii Koho Mensah, Jakeem Rose, Ugnius Asmena and Ashton Evans were sentenced for espionage, terrorism offences and arson at the Old Baily for their involvement in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine.
The gang had also plotted further attacks on a restaurant and wine shop in Mayfair and planned the attempted kidnapping of the owner, Evgeny Chickvarkin.
Mensah and Asmena were convicted of aggravated arson, Evans was found guilty of the second count related to the plot to damage businesses in Mayfair.
Earl and Reeves are the first to be convicted of offences under the National Security Act, which came into legislation at the end of 2023.
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