A record number of Russians sought political asylum in South Korea in 2023. TV channel reports this CNN citing a report from the country’s immigration agency.
According to local border agency data, there were 5,750 Russians registered in South Korea in 2023 and seeking political asylum in the country.
last October reportedIt was stated that three Russian citizens who fled from mobilization to South Korea in October 2022 have been living at Incheon Airport for more than a year because they could not obtain asylum in the country. The authors note that citizens of the Russian Federation requested asylum, but the South Korean Ministry of Justice rejected these requests, emphasizing that evading military service is not accepted as grounds for obtaining refugee status. The State Human Rights Commission recommended the South Korean authorities to improve the living conditions of Russians.
Two Russians, who previously lived in Chukotka, crossed the Bering Strait by boat and reached Alaska after the declaration of mobilization. allowed Stay in the USA.