The founder of a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that he is ready to send back to the front Pavel Nikolin, who opened fire on police officers in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Region last week. According to the businessman, the Russian is currently under investigation.
“The leadership of Wagner PMC in no way exempts itself from any responsibility for its future destiny. I signed a petition for a personal guarantee for Nikolin and I am ready to take him back to the front, ”quotes Prigozhin press office His second company is Concorde.
Nikolin, who had previously shot at the police in Novoshakhtinsk, declarationHe said he confused Russian law enforcement with Ukrainians.
According to him, Wagner served at PMC, lagging behind the group and wandering for several days. The man admitted that he was not even aware that he had crossed the Russian border, and when he saw the police officers in civilian uniforms, he decided that the Ukrainian army was in front of him and opened fire.
A criminal case was opened against the defendants for two articles (rape on the life of a law enforcement officer and illegal arms smuggling). He has been imprisoned for two months.