Andrei Medvedev claims to have fought in Ukraine as a member of Russia's Wagner mercenary force before deserting. Read more at straitstimes.com.
who had fled to Norway, after he was arrested following an Oslo street brawl.
Twenty six-year-old Andrei Medvedev was detained in the early hours of Wednesday after a fight outside a bar in the Norwegian capital, according to the indictment, seen by AFP. The exact circumstances of the brawl were not specified but, according to the court documents, Andrei Medvedev, who was drunk at the time, had resisted arrest and then physically attacked police officers once he arrived at the station.Medvedev claims to have fought in Ukraine as a member of Wagner for four months before deserting in November, when the paramilitary organisation led by businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly extended his contract against his will.
A potentially valuable witness in shedding light on the group’s reported brutality in Ukraine, Medvedev has been questioned by Norwegian authorities since arriving in the country.Since his arrival to Norway, where he has sought asylum, he has been a headache for authorities. In January, he was briefly arrested for, according to his lawyer, refusing to follow restrictions imposed by police since his arrival in the country.Follow us on YouTube httpbitlyFollowST A former commander in Russias Wagner mercenary group who fought in Ukraine has
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