Two Russians detained in Alaska were seeking asylum to avoid draft
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By Julia Vargas Jones and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Two Russians who crossed the Bering Strait, landing on western Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island earlier this week had been seeking asylum to avoid Russia’s draft in its ongoing war on Ukraine.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on
Two Russian draft dodgers are now seeking asylum in the United States after landing on the shore of a remote Alaskan island, Alaskan officials said Thursday.
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday.
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea.
The individuals said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service. They landed at a beach near Gambell, an isolated community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island.
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, according to information from Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office.
Alaska lawmakers are asking Washington for extra help in case more Russians arrive. Many Russians have fled their country to avoid service in the Ukraine war.
By Julia Vargas Jones and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Two Russians who crossed the Bering Strait, landing on western Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island earlier this week had been seeking asylum to avoid Russia’s draft in its ongoing war on Ukraine.
The two Russians who fled their country arrived at a beach near the town of Gambell, a small Alaska Native community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island, which is 36 miles from the Chukotka Pen...
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea.
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing in a small boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday.
