2 Russians fleeing military service reach remote Alaska island

[rangerrebew]

2 Russians fleeing military service reach remote Alaska island
By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press
 Oct 6, 07:47 PM
 
JUNEAU, Alaska — 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.

Karina Borger, a Murkowski spokesperson, by email said the office has been in communication with the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection and that “the Russian nationals reported that they fled one of the coastal communities on the east coast of Russia to avoid compulsory military service.”
 
Spokespersons with the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection referred a reporter’s questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security public affairs office, which provided little information Thursday. The office, in a statement, said the people “were transported to Anchorage for inspection, which includes a screening and vetting process, and then subsequently processed in accordance with applicable U.S. immigration laws under the Immigration and Nationality Act.”

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2022/10/06/2-russians-fleeing-military-service-reach-remote-alaska-island/

[Fishrrman]

Sounds like quite a feat of sailing, considering where this is...

[Smokin Joe]

Sounds like quite a feat of sailing, considering where this is...

In a small boat, no less.

[sneakypete]

JUNEAU, Alaska — 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.

YIKES!

Those two guys really,REALLY didn't want to serve. Taking a small boat to Alaska is only slighly less dangerous than going into combat as an infantryman.

[sneakypete]

Sounds like quite a feat of sailing, considering where this is...

@Fishrrman

No kidding. I can get a little scared from just thinking about it.

After all,you CAN defeat a human enemy,but Mother Nature will have your ass any time she wants it.

[catfish1957]

In a small boat, no less.

I watched enough episodes of the Deadliest Catch to know these guys were danged lucky to survive.

I bet they give us some great intel on Russian life now.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Gee I thought the Russians were winning?

[sneakypete]

Gee I thought the Russians were winning?

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

These two Russians obviously won.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

These two Russians obviously won.

Very true.

[Smokin Joe]

I watched enough episodes of the Deadliest Catch to know these guys were danged lucky to survive.

I bet they give us some great intel on Russian life now.

A lot depends on the weather out there, and just how far they went--which in some cases may be less than the distance across the Potomac River where I grew up.
Where they started and where they went makes a difference, but either way, those waters are generally well known for being unforgiving, so I won't fault their bravery in that regard.
https://www.geographyrealm.com/separated-by-2-4-miles-and-21-hours/

[Smokin Joe]

@Fishrrman

No kidding. I can get a little scared from just thinking about it.

After all,you CAN defeat a human enemy,but Mother Nature will have your ass any time she wants it.

'Mother Nature' will humble you, if you don't die outright.

 She can be one mean mother...