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Asylum-seeking ex-member of Wagner Group sentenced in Norway

A court in Norway has sentenced a former contractor of Russian military company the Wagner Group to 14 days in jail for disorderly conduct and for carrying an air gun in a public place

The Independent UK

Deadly Russian missile strike slams Ukrainian museum

A Russian missile hit a museum building in the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region, on Tuesday, killing at least two people, wounding around 10 people and burying others under the rubble. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Moscow's "barbaric methods" and said Russia was trying to erase Ukraine's…

France 24

Ex-Wagner Group member faces Norway court for bar brawl

A former member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group who is seeking asylum in Norway has admitted resisting arrest and carrying an air gun

The Independent UK

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Ex-Wagner mercenary Andrey Medvedev: 'I apologise to the Ukrainian people'

FRANCE 24 spoke to Andrey Medvedev, a deserter of Russia's Wagner Group, almost two months after he fled to Norway. The 26-year-old Russian ex-mercenary entered the country illegally on January 13 in a bid to seek asylum there. Speaking from Oslo, Medvedev explained that he "witnessed many things" while fighting…

France 24

Ukraine’s prosecutor launches criminal case against Wagner chief

Putin-ally Prigozhin leads a mercenary force of thousands, including ex-convicts, in the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'pumped full of drugs' so they can fight for hours in Ukraine

The Wagner Group, which has been likened to Vladimir Putin's own personal militia, topped up its ranks by allowing Russia's convicts a chance to fight for the country in exchange for their freedom should they survive

Daily Mirror

Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway arrested by police

Andrey Medvedev, who is seeking asylum after claiming to witness war crimes in Ukraine, fears deportation to Russia

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Kyiv hopes western tanks could provide tactical breakthrough; dozens die in Dnipro attack; Germany gets a new defence minister

The Guardian - AU

Norway war crimes unit ‘want to speak’ to commander who fled Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine

Andrey Medvedev, 26, says that he was willing to testify about the actions of the Wagner Group in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Norway wants to talk to asylum-seeker from Wagner Group

A Norwegian police unit that investigates war crimes wants to talk to a Russian asylum-seeker man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the private Russian military contractor Wagner Group

The Independent UK

Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway feared for his life

Andrey Medvedev told the Guardian he had seen summary executions of mercenary group’s Russian fighters

The Guardian - UK

Andrey Medvedev: High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway

The Independent UK

Former Wagner Group commander seeking asylum in Norway

Andrey Medvedev, 26, deserted after reportedly witnessing war crimes in Ukraine and is willing to reveal what he saw, his lawyer says

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: Jim Molan and Renée Geyer die; Victoria decriminalises public drunkenness; and five-minute easy exercises

Liberal senator Molan dies at the age of 72 after a ‘sudden and rapid’ decline in health, while jazz and soul icon Geyer passes at 69 following hip surgery

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High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway

The Guardian - AU

UK confirms it will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine and pressures Germany to increase support – as it happened

UK defence secretary says west is accelerating efforts to support Ukraine but urges Germany to permit supply of Leopard tanks

The Independent UK

Russians demand Putin’s commanders be punished over losses in New Year’s Eve attack

Calls for military leaders to face punishment over ‘stupid losses of personnel’ in Makiivka

The National (Scotland)

What retaking Kherson could mean for Russia's war in Ukraine

A FEW months ago I stood on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city Mykolaiv listening to the thud of artillery and rocket fire coming from the…

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