UKRAINE-RUSSIA-WAGNER – TELAM Agency
A former commander of the Russian Wagner group, who had requested asylum in Norway after accusing the mercenary organization of committing war crimes in Ukraine, was detained by the Scandinavian country’s police when he tried to illegally cross the border to return to Russia, they reported today. The authorities.
The young man, 27 years old and identified as Andrej Medvedev, is in custody after trying to cross the border into Russia irregularly yesterday, The Barents Observer newspaper reported, citing Norwegian security forces.
His lawyer said that everything points to a “misunderstanding” and expressed that he hopes that everything will be clarified during the interrogation so that he can be released as soon as possible, according to Europa Press.
According to The Barents Observer, Medvedev, who reportedly fled Russia in January, wanted to return to Russia because he feared being extradited to Ukraine.
The man left combat positions immediately after the end of the four-month contract signed with Wagner on July 6, 2022.
Upon his arrival in Noriega, he denounced in an interview with the Russian humanitarian organization Gulagu.net that the Wagner group used its members as “cannon fodder” and murdered those who refused to fight.
Source: Ambito
