'They would round up those who did not want to fight and shoot them in front of newcomers.' 9News
Wagner fighters were often sent into battle with little direction, and the company's treatment of reluctant recruits was ruthless, Andrei Medvedev told CNN's Anderson Cooper from Norway's capital Oslo, where he is seeking asylum after crossing that country's arctic border from Russia.
The 26-year-old, who says he previously served in the Russian military, joined Wagner as a volunteer. Medvedev told CNN that he did not want to comment on what he'd done himself while fighting in Ukraine.Wagner lacked a tactical strategy, with troops coming up with plans on the fly, Medvedev said.
He told CNN that he knew by the sixth day of his deployment in Ukraine that he did not want to return for another tour after witnessing troops being turned into cannon fodder.
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