News of a young ex-Wagner, the Russian paramilitary group, is circulating these days Yevgeny Prigozhinwho has applied for asylum in Norway. The story of the 26 year old Andrei Medvedev It has been known to the public since December 2022, but the novelty concerns the escape and the official confirmation of his active participation in the terrorist group by the voice of Prigozhin himself. The latter given Medvedev’s willingness to cooperate in prosecuting war crimes committed in Russia UkraineHe described him as “very dangerous” and untrustworthy. Andrey is not a simple former Wagner. His mercenary code name was Dzhoga (Джога) and he was a divisional commander of the paramilitary group operating in Ukraine. After it was decided not to continue the cooperation, which began on July 6, 2022 for a period of 4 months, Prigozhin’s company renewed his contract without his consent. Aware of the consequences, Andrey appeared at the headquarters of St Pietroburgo to return the badge in front of the incredulous eyes of those present.
As a defector, Andrey contacted the human rights organization Gulag.net and gave an interview denouncing the illegal activities of mercenaries in Ukraine. Wanted by Prigozhin’s men, supported by the Russian authorities, Andrey manages to escape Norway where he was arrested at the border on the night of January 12-13, 2023. After submitting his application for asylum, he was arrested in Oslo and interrogated to give initial statements about the war crimes committed by the group in Ukraine. His testimony is not only about the crimes against the Ukrainians, the former mercenary tells how the Russians themselves were killed when they disobeyed orders or tried to desert. Among the reported cases is the execution of Evgeny Nuzhin, which Andrey claims was the execution commander. He tells The Insider that he has known and witnessed several executions of other mercenaries who have refused to fight. He would be in possession of a video related to the murder of two mercenaries Alkhevska city under the control of the self-proclaimed republic Luganskby a special unit of the Wagner security service called “MED” (МЕД), believed to be linked to the Russian FSB, as they passed the border without any controls.
Contrary to the statement in Russia, the families of Wagner mercenaries who died during the fighting in Ukraine are not compensated at all. The trick of Prigozhin’s company is to declare her missing in order to avoid problems with the insurance agency given the large number of damages in the field. Andrey talks about the arrival of the Russian convicts and how, apparently, the whole group passed kamikaze, citing a train on which only three out of thirty people survived within days. Contacted by Norwegian media Aftenposten, Prigozhin confirmed the presence of 26-year-old Andrey Medvedev in Wagner’s ranks. He did so via a telegram post from his company’s official channel, claiming that the former mercenary was of Norwegian origin and was wanted by Wagner’s security service as they blame him abuse towards the prisoners. In the Telegram post, Prigozhin concludes with another attempt to discredit Andrei: “Be careful, it’s very dangerous.”
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