Former Russian mercenary commander who fought in Ukraine stages dramatic escape to Norway, saying he feared for his life after witnessing the execution of former prisoners recruited for the war.
, he said in a video posted Monday by a Russian rights group.
The former mercenary recounted his defection from his former employer, which he joined last year on a four-month contract after serving time in prison. Norway's border patrol was alerted about an illegal crossing of a man, only identified by the authorities as a foreign citizen, who was then arrested, Finnmark Police District Chief of Staff Tarjei Sirma-Tellefsen told NBC News.
But the fierce front-line fight has also come at a high cost for the mercenary group, with officials in Kyiv and its Western allies saying Wagner has thrown waves of ex-convicts at Ukrainian defenses. Medvedev said he grew disaffected after his contract was forcibly extended but also after he witnessed the mistreatment and even execution of prisoners who disobeyed orders or refused to fight.
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