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“Wagner” former commander testifies to the situation of the unit “Do not disobey orders” | NHK

A former commander of the Russian private military company “Wagner”, which has applied for asylum in Norway in Northern Europe, responded to an interview with the local public broadcaster NRK and testified about the situation of the Russian side of the unit.

The testimony was Andrei Medvedev (26), who contracted with Wagner and participated in the fighting in Ukraine for four months from July last year. , has applied for asylum.

In an interview, Medvedev explained that the unit he was commanding had about 30 people, including prisoners, at most, but soldiers were dying or joining on a daily basis.

In addition, he revealed the actual situation that he could not disobey orders, including himself, saying, “Two Russian soldiers who refused to fight were shot dead by Wagner in front of many soldiers,” as an event that he actually witnessed.

When asked why he signed with Wagner, he said, “Growing up as an orphan, I really believed in the propaganda that Russia was right. I want to apologize to the people,” he said, expressing his intention to cooperate with the investigation of war crimes in the future.

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