2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaska islandJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing in a small boat on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office said Thursday.Karina Borger, a spokesperson for the Alaska Republican senator, said in an email that 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.”Thousands of Russian men have fled since President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization to bolster Russian forces in Ukraine.Spokespersons with the U.S. 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.Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine WarHong Kong nixes US sanctions on Russian-owned superyachtPoll: Majority in US see relations with adversaries souringOhio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance descends into attacksAlaska’s senators, Republicans Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, on Thursday said the two Russians landed at a beach near the town of Gambell, an isolated Alaska Native community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island.He also warned that travel in the region could be dangerous as a fall storm packing strong winds was expected."