<![CDATA[Russia is using lavish signing bonuses, academic leave and even outright coercion as part of a broader push across the country to recruit university and college students into the military.]]>Russia is using lavish signing bonuses, academic leave and even outright coercion as part of a broader push across the country to recruit university and college students into the military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/15/world/russia-college-drone-pilots-recruit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Russian Uni graduate: I have a degree, I will be doing logistics or support detail, mother Russia would not squander decades of investment in me!

Mother Russia: Here is a rusty rifle, run at that windbreak until a drone blows your arse off.

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