Norwegian authorities have confirmed that the man, named as Andrei Medvedev, has sought asylum in the country. Today, Russia is claiming it has captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar, which analysts say was achieved with the help of the Wagner Group.
A Russian man, who is reportedly a former high-ranking member of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway.
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration confirmed on Monday that Andrei Medvedev has sought shelter in the Scandinavian country, but could not comment further on the matter due to"security and privacy" reasons.Norwegian immigration police were handed the case, and Mr Medvedev was transferred to Oslo, where he was placed in a centre for violators of migration laws. Police in Norway have declined to comment.
It is believed that the individual, who Norwegian Arctic police suspected had entered the country illegally late on Thursday, is identical to Mr Medvedev, who, according to Norwegian news agency NTB, has been on the run since leaving the Wagner Group on 6 July. He told Russian human rights group, Gulagu, that he is ready to tell everything he knows about the activities of the private group and its millionaire owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has ties to Russian PresidentAfter crossing the 123 mile long border between Russia and Norway, the individual believed to be Mr Medvedev is said to have asked for help at a private house in the area closest to the border.
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