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Ukrainian Student Protests Defy Russian Missile Barrage
Student-led protests spread across Ukraine despite intensifying Russian missile strikes. A scholar says Moscow sees the demonstrations as a threat to Putin's empire-building, while nuclear treaty expiry raises new risks.
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Student-led demonstrations are spreading across Ukrainian cities and campuses despite an intensifying Russian missile campaign, a scholar tracking the conflict said.
Peter Dickinson, a Ukraine analyst who first worked in the country two decades ago with the British Council, said the protests are extraordinary because they are happening while Russian forces bombard civilian areas. The demonstrations began after Ukraine's president dismissed a young reformist defense minister, and students are now pressing for his reinstatement.
Moscow has responded to the protests with heavier rocket strikes, but university students have not retreated. "As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama," Dickinson said, describing the Kremlin's view of the challenge posed by civil activism.