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‘Are You All Cowards?’: Russian Universities Pressure Students to Fight in Ukraine

Summary by The Moscow Times
When military recruiters arrived at the Lunin College of Transport Technologies in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk last month, they hoped they would find students willing to enlist as drone operators — but few took up the offer.

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The Russian government has launched a strict recruitment campaign to recruit students to serve in the Ukrainian army. A recent incident in the city of Novosibirsk saw a rector try to pressure engineering students to become drone operators for the war. When this failed, the rector became furious.

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The Moscow Times broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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