Russia-Ukraine War: Ivan Korolev said that he made the decision to defect as he was no longer wishing to take part in Russia s "bloody war" with Ukraine. | World News
A Russian army lieutenant, Ivan Korolev, illegally crossed over into Lithuania, where he has requested political asylum, the Russian service of BBC said on Aug. 11.
A Russian military officer defected to Lithuania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member, on Thursday, requested political asylum in an attempt to…