Wagner defector details brutal executions he witnessed

In a CNN exclusive, former Wagner mercenary Andrei Medvedev tells CNN's Anderson Cooper about how the brutality he witnessed led him to defect. #CNN #News

[@pachacutec9999]

His math is simple. A war crime tribunal is 1,000 times better than a death by Ukrainian artillery or his comrade sledgehammer.

[@Longtack55]

I consider War crimes tribunals tedious time-wasters. They tend to bend over backwards for the accused, providing them with lawyers who are intent on testing the law to the nth degree, and as is their wont, demonstrably indifferent to the brutal (disputed) facts presented by the prosecution. That is the Law - and it sucks. It has been hijacked by avaricious grandstanders.

[@irvvalenzuen3135]

@@Longtack55 can’t just go around executing people without a fair trial .

[@marktabique]

I'd prefer the Ukranian artillery please.

[@f-man3274]

it's definitely better to do some time in hotel-like conditions of Norwegian prison (and don't forget, he did 4 years in Russian prison, so it will be definitely a cakewalk for him) than to be sledgehammered.

[@rikomagyar7850]

@@marktabique Beg for it, you might get it....//

[@tombrazy12hunnit]

Most people probably don’t know this, but a Ukrainian did a research on him that he already completed a 6 months tour for the Wagner group. He had probably killed a lot of Ukrainians and it’s only that he’s afraid they might send him again that he decided to escape.

[@donatedflea]

He probably has killed on the battlefield yes. Gotta credit him for stopping no matter the reason though.

[@NotUnymous]

Of course he did. Its not easy to get rid of your brainwash and then flee an active warzone while your own troops as well as the enemy is trying to kill you and even when you succede leave your family, friends, everything behind, beeing the rest of your life in fear of retaliation. You do need to reach a point of absolute desperation to leave. If you have the outlook that in a couple of month the horror is over and the reward - a "normal" life - can be claimed, then its only natural to stay. Therefore he did his 6 month of service. Then he saw that they wont let him leave as they promised and the only outcome is death or crippled. This is not "it wasnt about moral choice" its an addition to the moral reasons. To go public is what makes him brave.

[@arkonem2933]

@@donatedflea I wouldn't give credit to someone for doing the bare minimum.

[@donatedflea]

@Arko Nem ok 👍 he gets my credit for atleast walking away. That's his and atleast 1 ukr lives saved. More than the russian general public is doing.

[@ChickenCannotDefeatFork]

@@donatedflea your mental. Maybe you want to invite isis to your house for dinner also? Who cares how many Ukrainians this scumbag killed, as long as he did 1 thing to save his own hide nothing else matters. Get real, snap out of your delusions.

[@Wulfrune]

Something about him doesn't sit right with me, call it a gut feeling, call it instinct, there's more there than meets the eye I'm sure.

[@luxborealis]

Two most likely options are he’s either lying about not witnessing any war crimes, or his escape wasn’t arranged by human rights groups or mysterious strangers, but rather one of Prigozhin’s political enemies in the Kremlin. It is very convenient for his enemies that one of his former soldiers shows up in the West and starts blasting Prigozhin in the media.

[@grippinglipsfishing5671]

Ya me too. The passport story.....fishy.

[@ryanh.739]

He is a Russian that killed Ukrainians and felt it was wrong and figured out a plan to escape. It’s pretty clear cut. He’s not innocent, but he surrendered peacefully and doesn’t want to fight anymore.

[@BergenDev]

He is lying. He was never Wagner, he just say a lot of buzzwords to get free passage. How would a Wagner - treathend by death for anything, suddenly go from Ukraine and crossing he border to Norway? With lies.

[@frances4797]

This interview was a prelude to , "Russian immigrants seeking asylum" via the Mexico - U.S. border. Yeah, my 'spidey-senses' are going off the rails too. Something's just...not...right🤔

[@peginsenspad]

Takes courage to speak out about this, especially since he knows he's on all sorts of hitlists because of it.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

Ther is absolutely no courage being displayed here. What hotlists do you imagine this vile creature to be on?

[@Shad0wack]

I wouldnt worry about it, its probably an actor.

[@johnpembroke9869]

or money. sheep

[@rodiculous9464]

If you care so much about hitlists maybe you should look into mirotvorets 🙄

[@juliajohnson3306]

lies presumptions ,the lies people are chatting is unbelevaible ,its all bs ,these so called air strikes ,ah ah ,have any of these people experienced a real airstrike ,obviously not ,smashed windows a picture of the inner core but no scorch marks .

[@inglestherightway]

All around sad to realize we live in a world and in a day and age where such things still take place.

[@michaeldy3157]

China has death camps even .

[@noahbyrne2402]

Welcome to reality

[@halon7476]

And no one talks about the American involvement in the brutal war in Yemen .

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

@@halon7476 this is like going on a video abt leukemia and complaining that no one is talking abt spleen cancer.

[@profounddamas]

The day and age is exactly the right one for these kind of things and much worse will come in the near future and I'm NOT talking about a nuclear war.

[@DavidJ222]

Ukrainian warriors are fighting for their lives, their wives, their sons, their daughters, their mothers, their fathers, their land, and their freedom. What are Russian soldiers fighting for? Slava Ukraini!!! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲

[@DavidJ222]

Answer: They have no idea.

[@EpicHashTime]

The Russian government lies to them. They think they are the good guys.

[@stevenbaer9061]

The mercenaries are working for rubles. The regular army soldiers have no idea.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Obviously, from the report, to not get shot. As the former Wagnerian says, they were shown others getting shot "to develop their self-preservation instinct."

[@joerogain5025]

Welcome back David J.

[@tyronegreen6165]

Thank you............

[@jake-de8kp]

war will never stop.....

[@badstar9670]

I'm glad he made the decision he did, these are the kinds of things that help stop wars. The human element shouldn't be underestimated

[@lnzx6664]

Здорово сказано : именно такие поступки помогают останавливать войны !

[@craigl6050]

maybe he should have considered the human element before signing a contract to fight for a private army who already have a proven track record for brutality and atrocities?..

[@JackJack-hq4hv]

“Yes, indeed, Andrei Medvedev worked in the Norwegian battalion of the Wagner PMC, which is called Nidhogg, since he had Norwegian citizenship. Should have been prosecuted for attempting to mistreat prisoners. Detailed materials are available in the security service of PMC "Wagner" and prepared for transfer to Russian law enforcement agencies. So far, he has been on the wanted list. Be careful, he's very dangerous." - Prigozhin's quote for norwegian press

[@MrJemoederopeenstokj]

@@craigl6050 As if Russian prisons aren't known for the exact same thing

[@chakahutchinson5030]

@@craigl6050 excellent response , a logical assertion. he wanted a get out of jail free card to commit atrocities and ran as coward. A robber, traitor, that performed identity theft and fraud at the very least. Where did he conveniently find a passport that happened to look just like him? Off a dead man in Ukraine or someone he killed in ukraine. Alot of real questions need answering. he should be ion jail and sent back to russia as a traitor and stand trial as the criminal he is.

[@hildaflores5759]

I continue to Pray for 🇺🇦UKRAINE AND HER PEOPLE.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lescommercantesdindochine1954]

... and how is that working out for anyone ?

[@eduardojunqueira8904]

@@lescommercantesdindochine1954 Glad that you asked,ruzzian bot. It's working well because Orclandia lost the war and we all know that the nightmare of ruzzian mir is over forever.

[@Bargerland]

@@lescommercantesdindochine1954Not too well for Putin and his gang of convicts, obviously.

[@lescommercantesdindochine1954]

@@eduardojunqueira8904 I am a robot ? ... yet you respond.... brilliant.

[@willemh3319]

slava ukraina love you all

[@jeanpascaud4218]

merci3 for the subtitles

[@kingace6186]

Great interview.

[@chuchoelroto1318]

Man. That guy traveled far. He had a lot of help, too.

[@greenbeanz5914]

How many Ukrainians did he kill and why is he not in prison somewhere, answering for his crimes? Just goes to show how little the west cares about justice, as long as you claim to be on their side.

[@chuchoelroto1318]

@@greenbeanz5914 Well, he had to go along to survive. He could had stayed and kept on killing Ukrainians or be killed. When your fed lies and live in a country like that, what do you expect. He figured out that he was doing the wrong thing and left. At least, he's not out there killing Ukrainians anymore. I hope he brought some valuable information. It's always harder for some people to do the right thing. Especially, when your threatened with your life. You would have been out there killing Ukrainians, too, if you were in his shoes.

[@shafiumohammed1977]

The simpler math in his mind is go give them some more propaganda stories and you'll be safe lol

[@djuropalalic6807]

Dobro

[@mistressofthewoods5333]

"The border with Norway is not as protected as the border with Finland" So NATO countries are not well protected? every inch of nato territory is all talk? Do you seriously believe this guy?🤦🏽‍♀

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Oh god, if we could only see Prigozhin and Putin, tried at The Hague! 🙏

[@alastairwallace6153]

And the rest, about the same as hitlers cabinet.

[@mariigautier]

BUSH AND TONY BLAIR TOO

[@randyboisa6367]

And if we could only ride our rainbow-colored unicorns and rejoice our progressive ideals and wokeness towards Prigozhin and Putin they would indeed see their wrong doings and come forth cap in hand and hand in hand nonviolently to the halls of the Hague, all the while singing Harikrishna, give peace a chance, we shall overcome, in between sips of their caramel frappuccino while being led by Greta Thunberg, this would be wonderful indeed.

[@lonewulfmo9128]

I commented on thus above. Atrocities under putin regime just horrible he must pay. However, When convenient US government talks about international war crimes and evil. When inconvenient especially during trump regime US gov talks about UN n ICC as toothless tigers and global morality n justice as non useful in face of national self preseervation. Very rustrating 4 rest of global community. Happy US tried to help out in Haiti vs empty empty talk n I hope US n other countries can also help on Myanmar. Africa Union trying to sort out issues in central Africa

[@mariigautier]

@@lonewulfmo9128 US WAR CRIME IRAQ. Bush is a war criminal. #Hague

[@Warthog42069]

Does anyone know what this guys criminal charges were before he joined the Wagner group?

[@chriswinter2400]

He just doesn't want to expose the people he fought with I'm sure he saw bad stuff. He just doesn't want to say it

[@michellem7300]

Wow this guy's got some guts to come forward like he did. Update , I can't believe some of the replies to my original comment. I was just stating how this guy was pretty brave to try and get away from the Russian army. It sounds like he would of ended up getting killed even if he stayed and fought for Russia, so he took a chance and got away even though that was just as risky as staying to fight, that doesn't mean that I'm condoning what the russians did to the Ukrainian people. Some people go overboard just from a simple comment! Lol

[@MM-tw7pu]

FAKE news propaganda. This clown most likely never even seen combat let alone being a Wagner contractor fighter

[@michellem7300]

@@MM-tw7pu oh ok, sure👍

[@THE-id1by]

Desperation, clearly if he goes back to Russia he will be executed. On the other hand he isn't the kind of person we want living near any of us now is he?

[@sandburgmartin7947]

Tell him stay on first floor away from windows and take NO complimentary coffee that may have Putin polonium 210 as a condiment.

[@christophera556]

@@sandburgmartin7947 the thing is wether this guy is legitimate or not as well as staying away from windows he needs to be debriefed by a western intelligence agency if they think he is legitimate then witness protection new identity new location etc if he is legitimate he shouldn't be appearing on media outlets like CNN with his face for everybody to see CCN should have blacked his face out at least.This guy could also be a stooge who knows so Norway's intelligence agency will have to decide that one.The thing is our governments here in the west need to get back to using old style cold war tactics one of those tactics when it comes to defectors from Russia our countries intelligence agencies need to debrief them if the a particular intelligence agency here in the west decides a particular defector from Russia are legitimate then tell them its witness protection for their own safety if they refuse then send them back where they came from sounds harsh well witness protection is probably the only way to protect such defectors from Russia there have been a number of assassinations carried out by the Russian's over the past few decades our governments have got to tighten up it ain't business as usual.

[@joerogain5025]

During the Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939, 250,000 Russian's either froze to death or were slaughtered due to Stalin's incompetence. If little Finland can inflict such pain on Russia then just imagine what Ukraine is doing to Russia. SLAVA UKRAINE!

[@stevenbaer9061]

The decimation of the Soviet officer corp during the Great Purge certainly did not help their combat effectiveness, or lack thereof.

[@crushnevnikita8575]

bot..

[@tommygun5038]

@@stevenbaer9061....That's more or less the same reason they lost so many during ww2. That was a peasant population. I'm not to sure this generation is going to put up with such disregard for their lives.

[@stevenbaer9061]

@@tommygun5038 Plus stalin did not believe hardly any of the information coming in indicating the Wehrmacht was heading east, dooming millions. He did believe Richard Sorge thought. putin does not care one iota just like stalin as the bodies pile up.

[@tommygun5038]

@@stevenbaer9061 ....For sure. Maybe things will turn out like ww1 and Putin and his buddies are overthrown and shot.

[@AubMar]

I couldn't watch it all, but I think the guy is brilliant and right to speak out, we NEED many many more like this!

[@Schizofre]

what did he say that painted wagner or russia in a bad light?

[@adamdye88]

Other countries labeled America a terrorist group

[@dullahan7677]

3:48 Gotta say, that is a bit of a Super-Chad Judo technique right there....Basically, thanking the guys he escaped from for training him with the knowledge and skills he used to escape from them....

[@greenbeanz5914]

How many Ukrainians did he kill and why is he not in prison somewhere, answering for his crimes? Just goes to show how little the west cares about justice, as long as you claim to be on their side.

[@dullahan7677]

@@greenbeanz5914 Actually you are mistaken about that, my friend. I'm not for or against either side. I genuinely feel that this conflict doesn't concern us over here. I just wish our "leaders" felt the same way. America is in the worst state that I have seen in my 47 years walking on this rock, and those in power want nothing more than to shift our focus elsewhere to avoid the populace from realizing this. They have no reservations regarding sending billions overseas to a war that is not our own, meanwhile, they see no problem with our citizens paying record prices for just about every available service and commodity. During the height of the pandemic, our lawmakers debated for weeks regarding the miserable pittance the government paid out in the form of stimulus checks, yet approved the Ukraine support almost instantly. What's more, each time a new form of aid is granted to Ukraine, they immediately ask for more. I'll make a prediction right here, in saying that once this whole tanks/armored vehicle situation is underway the next request will be fighter jets/air support. All of this laid upon the backs of US taxpayers who had absolutely no say in the matter. Regardless of what you might see or read, there are a great deal of us over here that refuse to board the Zelensky hype train.

[@chairforce0ne]

@@dullahan7677 sleepwalker

[@dullahan7677]

@@rattussapiens2854 Probably like bullshit. Look, I don't hold him or his pseudo-Soviet army in any higher regard than and other dictator down through the pages of history. I sympathize with the Ukrainian people, but I strongly feel that America needs to address the truckload of problems that are currently afflicting us and our population before we once again go marching halfway across the globe to create new ones.

[@rattussapiens2854]

@@dullahan7677 fair comment. But it’s not just the USA with skin in the game - this is a Cold War nightmare writ large for many in Europe, only it’s not West Germany and the Warsaw Pact barrier states in the way of being turned into ash and glass. Not yet anyway. I fear the USA does not recognise its place as a global leader in many ways - chanting ‘USA! USA! USA!’ and something something democracy something something freedom eagle something something gazpacho is not a sufficiently sophisticated worldview, and taking an isolationist viewpoint of very realpolitik is probably an element that contributes to the domestic social ills that you identify as needing fixing. It’s like rejecting immigrants fleeing war, inequity, corruption and more but not rejecting administration and party policies which create so much war, inequity, corruption and more. Beyond that, noble institutions support the right to self-determination and by being invaded, is Ukraine to be forced by violence to surrender that right? I hear what you’re saying and retract my earlier snark.

[@skeltonjuanita6515]

Thank you! That was hopefully as accurate as it was informing! These humans are treated, by their own testimony, as if their lives mean nothing outside of their utility during a rather desperate deployment strategy. It is what sounds like a battlefield even if they are not actually fighting!

[@bonsummers2657]

People die in Ukraine for American/USA political and economic interests. Ukraine was a state in the USSR, - the east of that Ukraine region was and is substantially ethnic Russian, and eastern Ukraine was part of Russia from the late 1700's till about 1922, but was not Ukraine prior to 1922, and was a state within the USSR till 1991. That's Russia's neighborhood. They're not going to let Crimea and the Donbas(and thereabouts) go to The West. Btw, I'm in The West, military central in SoCaL. But, east Ukraine region is historical Russian lands. That's Russia's core neighborhood. Leave it to them,… in peace. The issue here is eastern Ukraine plus Crimea, which is historical Russian land since the 1700's to about 1922, and Russia having a naval base in Crimea since the 1700's. Then the USSR happened, with Russia being the big dog state of the USSR, Ukraine being another state. And, the Russian Ruling Elite don't want The West to have that land by way of Ukraine. It's prime real estate, with a substantial Russian history and ethnic-Russian population, and it's a core of Russian history, it's core Russian neighborhood. Russia is taking a stand on multi-polarity of the world, along with China, in counter to The West / USA.

[@rattussapiens2854]

… ​so, what does Putin’s boot actually taste like, @@bonsummers2657 ..?

[@residentgrey]

@@rattussapiens2854 What evidence do you have to suggest he even owns any boots?

[@HERETOHELPPEOPLE729]

@@residentgrey I do know Putin owns at least one pair of high heels. Fact .!

[@raymandjunior8728]

@skelton, this is an actor from Moldova, not a Russian from Wagner

[@davidking4672]

Wow. Good interview kid. Good interview.

[@pandorasbox5659]

Which eye did he witness it with, the high one or the low one?

[@nuttywatty7443]

There's something off about this guy. The many checkpoints question made him extremely uneasy

[@SageNoctua]

This is what I’m saying there’s more to this. There were several questions were he was visibly uncomfortable. Coughing and repositioning in his seat. Idk man his story isn’t adding up. He may have done what he said he did but it’s likely a digestible version that paints him in a more positive light. Idk you don’t get that luck time and time again

[@lnzx6664]

Парнишка из детдома , которого бросало государство с жильём , с обещанной помощью . Ему пришлось биться за выживание и сворачивать на преступную дорожку , но он сохранил доброе сердце , сочувствие к товарищам . Нетерпимость к несправедливости , лжи , насилию. Такая душа сохранила себя , и это главное. На этом жёстком жизненном пути он оказался жив , получил право сказать всю правду известному в мире журналисту. Как же ему не растеряться , не смутиться ?! Имейте совесть со своими придирками. Это же не голливудский актёр. Это несчастный мальчишка , который решил для себя , что главное в жизни - остаться ЧЕЛОВЕКОМ.

[@SageNoctua]

@@lnzx6664 I hope you’re right about that. Regardless when it comes to war those who aren’t out there can never truly know. Don’t be blind to inconsistencies because you want to believe the beautiful picture in front of you isn’t a façade.

[@jaymac7203]

At least someone is thinking. All the gullible people on here saying this is a great guy. This "great guy" is a commander who ordered war crimes!

[@Humiliator115]

If you want some real psychological science about detecting truth/lies - there is no reliable way to detect lies just looking at a person. Looking for facial muscle micro movements, body posture and stuff like that is a television fantasy.

[@mr.president3633]

Similar to what Leónidas said to Xerxes. Russia has many slaves and prisoners for war , but few warriors compared to Ukraine.

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

Spartan society was completely dependant on slavery. The Helots did everything, while the Spartans trained for war. Xerxes was defeated by Athenian ingenuity.

[@TeamTwiistz]

@@sarfaraz.hosseini bro gets his history from the movie 300.

[@bunzeebear2973]

@@TeamTwiistz That is all we got to go on. Propaganda existed in those days too.

[@callers420]

You mean Nazi warriors? 🤣 🤡

[@furiousapplesack]

@@bunzeebear2973 All we've got to go on is the movie 300? wtf. Next you'll say all we have to go on for civil war history is statues of confederate generals.

[@loricrane5315]

Not sure how to respond to what he said or which side he wanted to fight for.

[@MrGulagunet]

Вечером 30 января в топовой новостной программе CNN один из самых известных журналистов США Андерсон Купер выступил экс-командир 1-го отделения 4 взвода 7 штурмового отряда "ЧВК Вагнер" Андрей Медведев, который на многомиллионную аудиторию на весь мир рассказал о пытках и внесудебных казнях в "Wagner" и о причастности лично Евгения Пригожина к созданию этой террористической организации, которая убивает за отказ от участия в войне. Также Андрей рассказал, каким именно образом он смог покинуть РФ и преодолеть целый ряд барьеров и пограничных постов, чтобы в итоге сбежать в Норвегию и запросить политическое убежище и защиту от "кувалды Пригожина". Это первое ТВ-интервью Андрея с момента его побега из РФ, до этого на протяжении более 2 недель он был занят, давая показания миграционной службе, следователям и иным сотрудникам международной правоохранительной системы об известных ему фактах военных преступлений и преступлений против человечности, совершенных российскими подразделениями в Украине. Сразу после CNN поздним вечером Андрей также встретится и дал интервью журналистам норвежского ТВ. Огласка преступлений и разоблачение преступных схем Пригожина-Путина имеют важное значение для прекращения войны. Мы делаем то, что можем. И анонс. В четверг мы опубликуем 2-часовое интервью с теперь уже экс-командиром одного из подразделений дивизии МинОбороны РФ и офицером Российской армии, который с нашей помощью покинул Россию и решился давать показания о том, как российские полковники и их подчинённые подвергали пыткам и жестокости украинских военнопленных, били и пытали пленных военнослужащих 36 бригады морской пехоты и гражданских, а также простреливали им руки и ноги и ломали носы, выбивая из них "нужные Путину" показания о якобы "нацистах Украины". Продолжаем🕊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52wgKmGnpd1e9k

[@lnzx6664]

Слава Богу , началось . Андрей растопит сердца американцев и норвежцев. А дальше , журналисты других стран подключатся. Войне НЕТ. Миру мир !!! Военные преступления россиян в Украине должны стать известны всему миру. Чтобы закончить это навсегда. Чтобы мирная жизнь вернулась в Украину , и взрослые и дети снова радовались жизни !

[@Pasha_from_Russia]

А вы не хотите интервью выложить с пленными украинскими боевиками,что они рассказывают как они пытали и издевались ,мучали и истязали ,а потом убивали русских солдат!????ау проснитесь уже там люди

[@ibragimovich9533]

@allons ensemble воспользуйтесь яндекс-браузером, он умеет переводить и озвучивать англ.видео с ютьюб, я именно так и прослушал.

[@perfettisd]

@@Pasha_from_Russia плохо стараешься, портянка пригожинская

[@beb5816]

I hope you publish your report on you tube with english translation

[@mersifullwolf4054]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@elizee555]

🤡

[@mersifullwolf4054]

@@elizee555 is that what you look like?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eman6940]

R.I.P. to the victims 🙏✝️

[@leemiles3975]

A message needed to be heard the killing must stop ☮️🕊

[@jameswhitewater6127]

Watched the Norwegian interview, far more "realistic" in the sense that it took place at midnight, on a park bench without visible police around. Perhaps more probing questions as well, as in summary, there are lots of doubts about his version of the "true" story.

[@jamesstreet228]

I'm pretty sure he's going to do his best not to implicate himself in any of these thousands of atrocities committed by Russia. Especially if any of these high end criminals are ever apprehended and brought to trial at the Hague. If he has to lie like a yellow dog to keep his neck out of a noose I'm pretty sure he's not beneath it. If he were offered immunity from prosecution to testify at their trial THEN we would hear the real truth. Edit Also, if he gets on international TV and starts rattling off and putting names with specific, heinous atrocities and, for whatever reason, gets sent back to Russia, he wouldn't last a snowballs throw into hell. So, he's going to be cautious with what he's saying.

[@Danimal1577]

"executed with a sledgehammer" holy fu€k 😦

[@altuspienaar7679]

That execution was done by Ukrainian militias in fact.

[@sababugs1125]

@@altuspienaar7679 didn't know pregozhin decided to join

[@-_XD]

@@altuspienaar7679nice copium vatnik 😂

[@georgyzhukov6409]

@@altuspienaar7679 no, ukrainians bury alive those refusing to fight. what a terrible video i saw

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

That brings tears to the eyes, this brave young men bearing witness to the brave young men, Russians and Ukrainians who died in this senseless war.

[@tebo4681]

what are you talking about? this guy is not a "brave" young man. he is a piece of shit and a loser. he only ran away because of trying to save his own life. if there was no risk to his life from his own people, he would happily continue to kill Ukrainians without the slightest of remorse.

[@josephyeo6966]

This man is a liar. I know when a person is lying.

[@eddy_is_a_squidpotatoe471]

​@@josephyeo6966Doubt it, i don't think Wagner is known for being very kind to traitors etc.

[@overlord5068]

​@@eddy_is_a_squidpotatoe471 He is lying and the interview is a lie and you're a very naiv person and you should take my comment serious, I don't hate, I am merely telling the truth in your face

[@jizzervirusreptikonski8756]

He is a war criminal btw

[@spooky4223]

anyone catch that they said he went to jail, then he said he was trained by the ministry of defense prior to wagner group, aka he is not a normal untrained prisoner.

[@D-E-S_8559]

He cannot say that he witnessed civilians been murdered, because that would mean he did it to---the thing about a criminal is that , you know they will lie.....

[@dylanmurphy9389]

He cannot say it because it’s not Russia killing civilians, it’s Ukraine.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

Spot on!

[@user-kn4ir3qd8c]

Принц Гарри в своей книге написал, что убил 25 афганцев. Вы будете его судить? Он не сирота, его никто не заставлял, как этого парня Андрея.

[@paim689]

exactly my thoughts.

[@Earthbound369]

@@user-kn4ir3qd8c Non sequitur

[@joerogain5025]

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Is this a knock on religion? Because history shows it's true.

[@danwright1794]

@joe how true. I just hate those Wagner guys ! On a similar note .. I also hate sharks ! They are so mean . Should be banned from u tube . ( not baby sharks , though. They’re good ). Great to connect with copacetic minds ! 👍

[@stevenbaer9061]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican quote from Voltaire

[@crushnevnikita8575]

bot..

[@THE-id1by]

He is not an idealist, he was either a mercenary's or a prison conscript depending on how you view his story.

[@thomascooney2610]

I thought that when someone’s words are interpreted you hear his words they aren’t almost completely muted for the translator

[@tomlicen4076]

Eyes every where

[@starskymedia]

Good interview, but you should have asked him what he thinks of Ukrainians and why he signed up to fight them, and if since defecting, he has seen different media that have convinced him that Russia's war is unjust.

[@ems4884]

There's more valuable questions than those, in this case. At least for a media interview. I'm certain intelligence agents are grilling him with those and many other questions.

[@user-px4bi7wz5n]

People of Azerbaijan stand with the heroic Ukrainian people. Karabakh is Azerbaijan! Crimea and Donbass are Ukraine! Slava Ukraine! 💛💙

[@lescommercantesdindochine1954]

LOLZ

[@wackyruss]

Armenians might disagree!

[@user-sr9ox6ts7d]

Лол

[@user-px4bi7wz5n]

@@wackyruss Armenian separatist forces in Azerbaijani Karabakh are like same invaders as Russians in Ukraine now. Absolutely same situation. Interesting fact is that in 90's Armenians had invaded Azerbaijani lands with the help of Russia and Iran. They are all still in the same alliance against Azerbaijan.

[@willt9721]

Crimea is russian

[@davidsaucedojr9906]

Why is his voice completely blocked out... Can anyone translate what he's actually saying

[@stevenparent7886]

Not all criminals are horrible people, some just make mistakes and need a 2nd chance, some humans are too quick to throw another under the bus.

[@joerogain5025]

🇺🇦 GLORY BE TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@ariana13462]

В составе России 👍

[@inesedelverelangenfelde3093]

@@ariana13462 dura

[@tomosa6880]

Glory to Ukraine! This asshole will try and get the limelight, and money, he's definitely part of the war crimes in Ukraine so give him nothing.

[@PyrographyPyrography]

@@ariana13462 russian nazi

[@noelwass4738]

This is an amazing interview.

[@BoB10]

yea its straight out of a novel

[@1atomicblond1]

What kind of " monster " could do that to another person?

[@Mr.Canuck]

This lurch would and did.

[@christinacassidy4473]

Sad reality we live in well for them at war makes me realise how lucky I am ..😢❤

[@davemitchell6281]

Will Putin ever figure out he will never be welcome in Ukraine.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

I think he's figured it out. Hitler realized that Jews, gypsies, and others weren't big fans.

[@Robert.Martyr]

*I Left a RePly, but theDeMonicU-666-Tube didMurder my RePLy !!!*

[@AlexanderK9519]

Ask Nato when are they going to leave eastern europe because the promised back then they would never get close to russia 😂😂😂

[@ItsYodaaa]

I can't tell the future, but I can already see Netflix buying rights for a movie about what this guy did. Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦

[@praetorian3959]

So what did he do except running?

[@ItsYodaaa]

@PRAETORIAN Did you watch his interview? It took way more than just running to get out of Wagner and cross the border to Norway alive.

[@joebidenconfused]

Ukraine is finished as a nation.

[@ThebeastKarol]

Oby taki film niedługo powstał, byłoby całkiem ciekawie go zobaczyć

[@johnpembroke9869]

your a sheep. baaaaaaaaaa

[@BobbyHickey]

Can't believe you're revealing safe passage points. I have no need to know, but the defectors have a need to keep private.

[@micah9096]

How do you become a commander in a month? That's all you need to know about these 🤡's!

[@RichardTaylor1630]

It's easy when you are stuck in a platoon with 30 new recruits from prisons and what not, and you are the only person with some education. Bear in mind that Wagner has burned through more than half of the original force sent to Bakhmut eight months ago. Promotion opportunities abound where the senior troops are getting massacred on a daily basis by the hundreds.

[@THE-id1by]

@@RichardTaylor1630 if perhaps you prove yourself a ruthless killer?

[@bpunching]

This guy served for 2 years in the Russian army, so he arguably had more military expertise than 90℅ of Wagner fighters.

[@I.Q1117]

Agree, hes prob a janitor they claim os commander. This is Cnn fake news

[@sweetvictory5643]

@@bpunching You said it! I bet he never was in Wagner. In Russia the army and FSB hate E. Prigozhin and the power Putin gave him. Therefore this guy blamed only Prigozhin, his Wagner group and not saying anything about the atrocities Russian invaders committed in Ukraine. By saying that he was in Wagner and now fears for his life is an easy way out of Russia. He can be a FSB spy...

[@nolongerblocked6210]

Either this guys a "00" level spy or he's got the biggest balls on the continent

[@joech1065]

It is hard for him to be a spy, as a lot of his story were checked and verified by people like Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human right activist with a lot on insiders in Wagner, FSIN and FSB. So it would be difficult to say that you were on the front line or were put there in a box for defiance, as other people were there to witness that and they can just verify or deny that information. And no sane spy is going to be willing to join Wagner on the most deadly part of the frontline and then be 1 step away from death. The only way for him to be a spy if he were to be recruited after he escaped Wagner by threatening to kill his mom unless he works for FSB or something like that. But he's an orphan with nothing and nobody and there's not a lot of leverage you can find on him.

[@KrnelPanc]

I vote spy

[@Zoltan1251]

@@KrnelPanc There is hundred people that dont make it for 1 that makes it. Read some books on WW2 and you wouldnt believe some people stories. Its so incredible you would be amazed. Evading getting caught by Gestapo while trying to sneak a jew out of the city by pulling down his pants and pretending he sh1ts etc. There is also interview by a guy on YT from this war that survived artillery shell between legs. Its just combination of luck and balls

[@KrnelPanc]

@@Zoltan1251 just ask a Ukrainian if they trust him. he has too much blood on his hands to give him the time of day. if he gives them actionable intel that helps kill russians, then let's talk, otherwise eff him.

[@BoB10]

I don't believe half of what he said , a passport that looks like him and no one noticed that , all the help as if he was someone important, his mates got him out and they stayed, naw I don't think so.

[@iRReligious]

So how did he escaped? It's very interesting to know.

[@mpalfadel2008]

The Paradoxes of War teaches us to understand that war is not only a normal part of human existence but is arguably one of the most important factors in making us who we are.

[@mefford67]

*He looks like he’s seen some really dark things.* 😬

[@Thomas.Deverell]

AND HAS DONE THEM HIMSELF WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!

[@rosejames5172]

some really white things.

[@antisoviet6786]

True. Living in some dark hopeless russian village is dark enough . But there's nothing darker than russian prison. That's why it's so easy 4 Prigožin to recruit prisoners as cannon fodder.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

@@antisoviet6786 And they choose to kill people in a neighbouring country in order to try to gain freedom!

[@antisoviet6786]

@@Thomas.Deverell It's hard to say what's in the brains of russian schiZofascists.

[@PatrickBaele]

Lets hope more official testimonies of more people will follow

[@sjam1159]

Where is he living now? Or, where did he defect to?

[@johndoe9575]

The Geneva convention does not apply to mercenaries so Ukraine is being super nice to this guy

[@sisqosylva]

Glory to Ukraine ❤

[@georgyzhukov6409]

glory to deez nuts

[@larsrons7937]

Andrei's facial expression, his eyes, look how relaxed and confident he is in this interview, not nerveous in any way. There are some things you can't hide if you are not specifically trained to do so (there's no reason to believe that he is). Andrei is clearly being honest in his responses. It's an individual question whether he deserves sympathy, but we must have empathy for him. He ultimately did the right thing.

[@dennislindqvist8443]

The problem is that we can't know for sure which ones might pose a security risk.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

Barely a truthful word left this individual’s lips. How much experience of interrogating war criminals do you have?

[@liliatursunova4950]

@@anushkasekkingstad1300 it's quite possible he's diminishing his own role (but maybe not cos if Prigozhin had some compromising information he would make it public) but his testimony as a whole is true

[@alfonsoavila3682]

He’s a Russian spy

[@lewisehiemua1271]

Lol 😆 😂 🤣 listening this liar 🤣 is funny

[@annieferrer501]

Now he knows...OMG

[@sierrawander7108]

I can tell you during escape and evasion training you learn guards get board and sloppy quick. Four hours is the max they should be on duty. Stationary guards are easiest to bypass. Roving guards are usually more alert. Avoid K9 units at all times.

[@esperandodiabela1766]

this guy is lying

[@leesmyth205]

"A man found a passport if someone who looked like me just before the last checkpoint" WOW!!!!? Now what are the chances of that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NotUnymous]

I dont know, what are they? And why should he tell this it it was a lie? You think he couldnt come up with a better one? Silly people... -.-

[@Tat974]

More like he found a man that looked like him and TOOK the passport. Just like they take everything else that don’t belong to them.

[@calyps0man]

It probably isn't that difficult. Lots of russians can look like him.

[@leesmyth205]

@@NotUnymous I would say almost zero. But you believe him if you want 👍

[@sababugs1125]

Millions of russians exist , 1 was bound to look like him

[@thecountofmontecristo8280]

Kind of puts a whole new perspective on Wagner Group. They hardly sound like the tough guy unit that the purport to be. How can you consider yourself tough when you ask petty criminals to do all the heavy lifting of battle? This kind of situation isn't sustainable and could easily turn against them, particularly if these prisoners are armed and band together against their oppressor.

[@mitchyoung93]

The 'petty criminals' are all volunteers who know what the deal is. Wagner's more experienced troops are also on the front lines and have suffered casualties. But they are taking ground from the Kyiv regime and that's why the Western focus on them right now.

[@lawrencebeaulieu9242]

The answer to the question @ 2:50 is most definitely a yes.

[@KrnelPanc]

Just ask a Ukrainian if they believe his story.

[@joshlonghat8537]

I hope he stays alive for a while..he’s got some courage..

[@cactusjack1943]

He's a FSB plant.

[@JC-kc1qi]

And information

[@thethinkingman-]

its great to see the wagner warriors deal with the enemy like they do and this guy shows just how good they are. but remember every one makes a mistake sometimes !

[@O-SNOOPY-SNOOP]

HE'LL FALL OUTTA A WINDOW SOONER OR LATER 😅😂🤣

[@brinjoness3386]

@@thethinkingman- is not thinking today.

[@bitofwizdomb7266]

People can be horrible to others

[@bovver93]

Wagner commander means thousands of civilians on his hands not hundred, thousands. Syrians and now ukranians. I've been reading about their activity on russian media since 2015. Their mission is typically liquidation of people, not getting some hostages or object of negotiations

[@cisdolce]

This guy might have a future in tennis!

[@ThebeastKarol]

Przynajmniej zdradzi jak najwięcej pozycji, a szczególnie wagnerów. Najważniejsze, że mu się udało uciec od tej: HANIEBNEJ, NIELUDZKIEJ HOŁOTY!!!💪💪👏

[@agnieszkaglinska9186]

No tak uciekł...Ale co na wyrabiał wcześniej... Pozdrawiam Cię Karlos ✌️

[@pinchi90]

@@agnieszkaglinska9186 teraz nie wazne co bylo, wazne ze sie uwolnil od tego i juz tego nie robi

[@hulamei3117]

Once a rabble.

[@hulamei3117]

@@pinchi90 how many innocents did kill for money?

[@ryanjofre]

God help us.

[@zproxiimiity7733]

My gut says NO

[@Tomanuel]

He was avoiding the questions.

[@gggghhgggghbb]

Want to believe him, but always gotta be wary.

[@awesomedavid2210]

The sad reality of war is that at the end this guy will be treated as traitor on both sides....

[@williamlacombe8958]

I am so grateful to the guy that let me use his passport that I'm telling the whole world what he did.also my vocabulary is upstanding considering that I'm a Russian street criminal .but this pre prepared statement the man atCNN gave me was a big help!!!!

[@mdl9224]

*ABOUT*: 'Joined Apr 10, 2022' Doesn't follow any channels Pops in to type a pro-russian message

[@chasefreedman14]

@@mdl9224 good analysis

[@jackinthebox6876]

No evidence. RF bot boy

[@jtonxbox1433]

He deserves a chance at peace. Glad he found the opportunity to leave.

[@themoan]

He deserves a place in prison, like every nazi committing genocide should

[@noahdriscoll7500]

No u should read the info on him he only left because his contact ended and they were going to send him back he killed many of Ukraines people

[@Thomas.Deverell]

Blood is on his hands!

[@ALISHISNOIUS]

@@noahdriscoll7500 Sounds like a perfect fit for cnn and welfare.

[@jtonxbox1433]

To everyone asking me to look the guy up I have and seen what he *might* have done (there's no proof...) and I still feel the same. People are capable of horrible things when they think their lives depend on it. It doesn't excuse the actions he could have committed but I'd rather have him asking forgiveness than continuing the evil.

[@dufreversi42]

Last few sentences almost made me tear.

[@MrScandinavio]

This is why we should always resist war, help nations defend themselves if they are attacked, and limit extreme views from religion.

[@markodiusrex7114]

@@MrScandinavio Sometimes i wonder if jesus failed in teaching humanity about the true importance of kindness and compassion. Maybe the jews are right, maybe he was just a prophet

[@pn9468]

I don't believe a thing this man tells us about his flight.

[@iqbalsinghmangang]

U can see it in his eyes

[@maryf.1956]

Maybe one day He can write about his experiences, history often gets lost and putting it on paper would help to preserve it.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

About his decision to escape from prison by joining a terrorist organisation and killing civilians in Ukraine for 4 months?

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

He's talking about it on video. This is history.

[@johnpembroke9869]

he could write a book with greta

[@Mr.Canuck]

Yeah sure, every word will be truth /s In fact it'll be all about how he didnt pull the trigger once and if he did he purposely missed. This POS willingly joined wagner to murder innocent people for money. Every curated word is a blatant lie to save his own skin and nothing more.

[@DR.Detroit11]

What I hear is respect for others in this interview. The people sound rational, the leaders sound murderous!

[@chakahutchinson5030]

They are glorifying a conscripted soldier-robber and traitor. Then he committed identity theft and fraud to escape summary execution by his comrades on the field of battle...total coward

[@kenlay6004]

@@chakahutchinson5030 Truth is this young man did the " Right Thing " Putin is the Traitor of the Russian peoples hope and dreams to live in peace. The fact is everyone of you Russians don't have any respect for yourselves. Inch by inch you have let one guy take over and look at where it's got you. This is just the beginning of the end for you and may be is too but if that's what it takes that's what it takes. You need to take these Morons out so we can all get on with living our lives in peace. The west understands individual action and I believe your leader will be taken out and then we will all make Peace. I've been feeling that February is going to be the month for something to happen as far as Putin is concerned. The Russian people will need to do their part in saying enough is enough already.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

From the very beginning he took arms and went to another country to kill! Where is rationality for pity's sake?

[@Bob-ed8hc]

@@chakahutchinson5030 ah yes a solider that was lied to. they are given a wage which once you arrive isnt what they promised. bro escaped a war while attacking not defending if he was ukranian id agree with you tho

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

@@chakahutchinson5030 Sure, escaped slaves are such cowards.

[@mocatree]

Executed with a sledge hammer? Holy sh!t.

[@onnnbbb]

People are too quick to judge unless you have spent time on any frontline dont sit behind your computer and give opinions on something you have 0 knowledge of. Walk a mile in his boots, then judge!

[@omicrondelta249]

Yeah, im not taking the word of a traitor lol

[@macforme]

Not only did Andre escape...but he went public to tell the horrors of what Russia does to people who do not obey their orders to fight Ukraine. God Bless Him and all the Russians surrendering to Ukraine with tanks and information... it will help to end the war sooner than later.

[@NotUnymous]

I so wanted to like your comment but then you had to force your cult-beliveson the public...

[@natalieturko4808]

God bless him? He will be wanted for war crimes by Ukraine. He is not a boy scout. The concern is that many war criminals will now rush to Europe to seek asylum.

[@humate9980]

Yeh you actually kinda did you was saying some real shit until you started spouting that

[@BoB10]

how will what he said help to end the war?

[@ricksworlddereaux2397]

He will be a Crownwitness 🤔,against Wagner/putin in Court after the War..

[@dannylesbile8592]

I clearly heard the man say Nyet/No a word the interpreter failed to use I lived in Brooklyn and picked that out straight away how do I know the interpreter was being honest

[@SteveFirefly777]

He didn’t say much. Hardly anything we don’t already know.

[@nomcognom2414]

This guy sounds pretty genuine.

[@Ivosein1]

you dont hear his voice..

[@Thomas.Deverell]

No way! He is a war criminal! He was a criminal even before the war started! He can't be trusted!

[@nomcognom2414]

@@Thomas.Deverell , a war criminal before the war? Isn't he a plain convict who just accepted to volunteer in a war he doesn't understand, but led by his government "to defend the motherland", to get out of jail? Is he a criminal for not knowing better, or do you have information that he knew full well he would participate in a criminal and murderous campaign of aggression? Plus, he might be a criminal and still speak the truth.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

@@nomcognom2414 Who said 'a war criminal before the war'? Is he a five-year-old child? To defend motherland? From whom? Nobody attacked Russia. He went to kill people in this war just to get out of prison. He went to Norway just to have a better life, because he was no chance to find a job having no education and being a former prisoner. He is a liar and a war criminal who has no remorse for all the war crimes he has done! You'd better feel sorry for Ukrainian soldiers and civilians whom he killed!

[@vyhozshu]

@@Ivosein1 ur just raclst against russ ians.

[@legandery]

He is flinching his eyes all the time, why? Tired, nervous, why is that?

[@Justanotherfuckingobserver]

I can't believe these things are happening... You should be looking at the sky

[@josephsonora3787]

THIS IS....SPARTA!!!

[@1BJM]

There seems to be something fishy about this guy

[@NotUnymous]

There seems something prejudicing, maybe racist, about this comment.

[@Smellydongus]

@@NotUnymous he's a shady Russian prisoner who was drafted into a borderline government terrorist group and ran cuz he decided he was scared the same thing he's been doing to innocent civis will happen to him. This dudes obviously a shady coward. If u can't c that then u seem to b very naive.

[@DarkVadimjke]

i agree, but i think he is for real

[@davidchavez81]

Real people. Rare in today's world.

[@ifedhimspaghetti]

For real. A grim appreciation or celebration of Ukraine’s successes is warranted. But I can’t get on board with some of the gleeful comments on videos of Russian troops getting merked. Each one has his own story and family. If we’d have been born in Russia we might be a mobik too.

[@johnbacon4997]

Why is one of his eyes higher than the other? Or is this a result of the lights or camera or something.

[@Smellydongus]

Lotta Russians have fucked up faces

[@Chompchompyerded]

That guy looks scary, and also, I'm pretty sure he's lying about a few things. Might he have been allowed to go across as a spy or for some other mission? I hope the Norwegians keep a close eye on him, at least for awhile.

[@NotUnymous]

because he looks scary? Think, MammaDuck! Think! He even came out to the world, that not very "spy-like" and puts you at risk no matter what your goal is. Also, as a defector you wont get access to "secret information", only social help. No offense, I get that you're scared. But your view is EXTREAMLY narrowminded and hurtfull to a lot of decent russian humans.

[@DMG380]

@@NotUnymous This one is not a decent human. This one is a Nazi murderer. He joined the neo-nazi private military and fought and killed people. Then he saw that the Nazi leadership does not give a crap about him and ran. He was happy to take their money and commit murder though. If the Urkainians didn't fight back, he would have been glad to kill as many of them as he could.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

He is a war criminal first of all!

[@camellia8625]

He seems genuine. He has witnessed some horrific happenings. He is very brave to speak out.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

@@camellia8625 He was killing people in Ukraine for 4 months. Voluntarily! He is a war criminal!

[@bigmac43]

On his other interview he admitted they were told to fire on civilian apartments

[@elizee555]

bullshit

[@corey_5758]

I love how he asked a question to the Russian guy and with no translation instantaneously he starts talking

[@charlamiller3900]

It's called editing.

[@usver911]

It is an american actor actually. Johnny Depp most likely

[@charlamiller3900]

@@usver911 the translator or this dude who escaped?

[@manuelarribas9208]

Es verdad o lo dice cnn?