UK court sentences two men for arson attacks linked to Russia's Wagner Group, marking first convictions under new National Security Act.

A UK court has sentenced two men, Eden Duke and Jack Shepherd, to significant prison terms for carrying out an arson campaign targeting Jewish communities, linked by prosecutors to Russia's Wagner mercenary group. The arson attacks were part of a broader hostile campaign instigated by Russian Wagner proxies aiming to foment ethnic and political tension within the UK. The court rulings highlight ongoing Russian hybrid warfare tactics using proxy operatives to destabilize Western societies. The convicted men have been described as key operatives in these efforts, emphasizing the role of covert aggression through criminal acts to undermine UK security and social cohesion.