Russia's Wagner Group planned arson attack on London business with links to Ukraine, court is told
LONDON — The trial has started of six men accused of arson at an east London business with links to Ukraine's war effort against Russia , with prosecutors saying Wednesday that the evidence against them was 'overwhelming.'
At the start of the trial at London's Central Criminal Court, which is better known as the Old Bailey, prosecutors said the March 20, 2024 attack was planned by agents of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, which the British government has deemed a terrorist organization .
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