INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When one 16-year-old student from the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk finished class Wednesday, she and her classmates were hurriedly sent
They weren't harsh or rude, but just loudly warned those who were hesitant to take part to follow orders and form a line," the student told
24 invasion of its pro-Western neighbor and is believed to help troops identify different force contingents.It has since become a symbol of
civilians to adopt the symbol and publicly support a military campaign that experts say is falling short of the Kremlin's expectations.But
what started out as calls for employees of state-run institutions and cultural centers to wear the symbol has quickly spread to target
symbol have flooded social media
Toddlers have been photographed lying on a playmat in a Z formation and pre-schoolers seen pictured painting their country's military symbol
in the colors of the Russian tricolor
snow.In the republic of Sakha in far northeastern Siberia, young people are being encouraged to display the Z as part of celebrations for
residents, encouraging people to post these photos online.At the school in Krasnoyarsk, the teachers who organized the photo op pressured
justify its invasion of a former Soviet state
the fiercest and most vocal critics of the war.According to one anonymous poll taken last week, 39% of 18-24 year olds said they were
only one person who is for the war in my school
mobilization of young Russians comes as the Kremlin takes harsh, far-reaching measures to shut out any independent voices that could oppose
the student from Krasnoyarsk said
"One teacher wrote to us later, telling us to ignore that b*******
