Former Wagner commander Andrei Medvedev is pictured in court in Oslo, Norway April 25, 2023.
Former Wagner commander Andrei Medvedev is pictured in court in Oslo, Norway April 25, 2023.
  • An ex-Wagner group commander was shot at and arrested by Norwegian police, Reuters reported. 
  • Police said Andrei Medvedev was trying to sneak back into Russia illegally.
  • Medvedev abandoned Russia for Norway in January, claiming he feared for his life.

Authorities say a former commander of the Wagner group was arrested while trying to cross the Norway-Russia border.

Andrei Medvedev was shot at and arrested after authorities suspected he trying to cross the Russian border at an undesignated entry point on Saturday, Reuters reported.