Two Russians fled across the Bering Strait to Alaska to escape mobilization
U.S. and Alaska leaders call for plans to prepare for other potential asylum-seekers as men flee compulsory military service in Russia.
October 6, 2022
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Two Russian nationals came ashore on St. Lawrence Island in a small boat on Tuesday, landing on a beach near Gambell, a community of about 500 people on the northwestern coast of the remote Alaska island.
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