He is only age 26, first JOINED Wagner only 6 months ago.
But this article says he is a battalion commander....
I guess equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel.
You guys believe this?
Custer was a general at that age…
We don’t know what his prior Russian military experience and rank were, his prior service and criminal record may have made him a good fit for the outlaw mercenary group.
“Mr Medvedev had joined the paramilitary group in July 2022 on a four-month contract, but had deserted after witnessing a host of human rights abuses and war crimes while serving in Ukraine.
He said that Mr Medvedev is a former soldier in the Russian army and that he later served time in prison between 2017 and 2018 before joining the Wagner Group.
He was placed in charge of a Wagner division in Ukraine, where the mercenary group supplied him with around 30-40 troops every week, Mr Osechkin said.
In a video posted by Gulagu to its social media channels, Mr Medvedev said he fled Ukraine in November after being informed that the group intended to extend his contract indefinitely.”