UK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence
Prosecutors said the March 20, 2024, attack was planned by agents of Russia's Wagner mercenary group , acting on behalf of Russian military intelligence. The British government has deemed Wagner a terrorist organization .
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