Former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, who is seeking asylum in Norway, aplogizes for fighting in Ukraine
A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologize for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of atrocities in the conflict to justice.
“I want to explain that I am not that person. Yes, I served in Wagner. There are some moments [in my story] that people don’t like, that I joined them at all, but nobody is born smart.” Kripos, Norway’s national criminal police service, which has responsibility for investigating war crimes, has begun questioning Medvedev about his experiences in Ukraine. He has a status as a witness.Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has previously said that Medvedev had worked in a Norwegian unit of Wagner and had “mistreated prisoners”.Wagner did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Medvedev said he had served several jail terms, including one for a robbery, and when he came out of prison the last time, he decided to join the Wagner group, in July 2022. “It was fucked up. The roads to Artemovsk were littered with the corpses of our soldiers,” he said, using the Russian place name for Bakhmut. “The losses were heavy. ... I saw many friends die.”
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