AboutThe head of the PMCs indirectly confirmed that one of the former commanders, Andrei Medvedev, is in Norway. He said in December that Yevgeny Nuzhin was subordinate to him, whose execution received a wide resonance
The press service published a response from the founder of the Wagner PMCs, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to a request from the Norwegian publication Aftenposten, which asked for comment on reports about one of the commanders of a private military company who fled to Norway.
“Yes, indeed, Andrei Medvedev worked in the Norwegian battalion of the PMCs Wagner, which is called Nidhegg, because he had Norwegian citizenship. He should have been brought to justice for attempting to mistreat prisoners. Detailed materials are available in the security service of the PMCs “Wagner” and are prepared for transfer to Russian law enforcement agencies. Until now, he was wanted. Be careful, he is very dangerous,” the answer says.
Nidhegg in Norse mythology is a snake that devours perjurers, vile murderers and adulterers. Previously, there were no reliable reports of the existence of a “Norwegian battalion” as part of the Wagner PMCs. The answers of Prigozhin’s press service are often humorous.
The fact that Andrei Medvedev, who calls himself the ex-commander of the Wagner PMCs, crossed the border with Norway and asked for asylum, was previously reported by the founder of the Gulag project.No» Vladimir Osechkin. Medvedev himself said that he left the PMCs immediately after the expiration of the four-month contract signed on July 6, 2022. According to him, he was the commander of Yevgeny Nuzhin, who defected to the side of Ukraine. On November 12, telegram channels showed footage of Nuzhin’s execution with a sledgehammer. Medvedev told reporters that he was ready to testify for an international investigation.
In early January, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in response to a request from Aftenposten, said that 67 mercenaries from Norway were listed as part of Wagner’s PMCs. According to Prigozhin, after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, 52 people are ready to return to the kingdom and organize a military coup there.
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