Andrei Medvedev says he saw deserters from his unit be executed with a sledgehammer. He is now seeking asylum in Norway.
His Norwegian lawyer said Mr Medvedev was now in the "Oslo area" but did not give details.
Mr Medvedev had not yet talked with Norwegian security police and no agreement for an interview had been made, Mr Risnes said. "He says he has taken part in battle, which he says were clear battle situations … and that he has not been in contact with civilians," said Mr Risnes.Yevgeny Prigozhin, who founded Wagner, said Mr Medvedev had worked in a Norwegian unit of Wagner but had "mistreated prisoners".Mr Prigozhin did not address the claims of killings or mistreatment of prisoners in the statement.
Mr Medvedev said losses were very high after Wagner began sending large numbers of prisoners to the front in the second half of 2022.He said a man shown in November being executed with a sledgehammer had been part of his unit.
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