He was commander of the Wagner mercenary group, now Andrei Medvedev fled from Russia to Norway. The former mercenary reported that the Russian secret service FSB shot him as he fled. He announced that he wanted to testify against the head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Medvedev was arrested on Friday in Norway near the Russian border – he is suspected of entering the country illegally, police said. His escape from Russia was adventurous: in an interview with the Russian human rights organization gulagu.net, he reported that he had been chased by dogs and men of the Russian secret service FSB. An attempt was made to shoot him before he managed to escape to Norway near the Russian settlement of Nikel in the northwest of the country.
The ex-mercenary has applied for asylum, his lawyer says to the newspaper “Verdens Gang”. He is in a normal asylum procedure and is doing well with him given the circumstances. He is in a center for delinquent migrants in Oslo.
escape after the end of the contract
Now Medvedev wants to make a statement against the head of the Wagner group. According to Gulagu.net, he is the first ex-commander of the troops who managed to escape to Europe and is ready to testify against the private military company. He left the position shortly after his lease expired, and Prigoshin subsequently ordered Medvedev’s arrest, which was unsuccessful.
Executions of conscientious objectors observed
Medvedev would have something to tell the authorities: during his service with the Wagner group, he observed several executions of conscientious objectors. He fears that a similar fate could befall him.
Source: Krone
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