The lieutenant defected to Lithuania, claiming that he no longer wished to take part in Russia's 'bloody war' with Ukraine.
News of the development broke on Friday fromNews, which reported that Ivan Korolev, a lieutenant in the Russian army, had illegally crossed the border into Lithuania, which has been a member nation of NATO since 2004. The crossing took place on Thursday, with the lieutenant making his way to the capital city of Vilnius before being detained by border guards and taken into custody at a checkpoint.
Speaking directly with BBC News, Korolev said he made the decision to defect a week prior on August 3, no longer wishing to take part in the"bloody war" with Ukraine. He also said he had never taken part in the direct conflict in Ukraine itself, rather serving in different capacities. "On August 3, I decided to leave the Russian Federation due to the fact that I did not want to take part in the bloody war that my state unleashed," he said."At the moment I am in the Republic of Lithuania, where I asked for political asylum."
Russian lieutenant Ivan Korolev fled from Russia to Lithuania, where he seeks political asylum, - Russian Air Force Service In his video message, he states that he does not want to take part "in the bloody war that the state unleashed."
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