Russian students are being asked to donate their vapes so the parts can be used in combat drones, report says

• Russian students are being asked to turn in their vapes, per a report.
• A group organizing the push said the circuits and batteries can be used in drones.
• Russia is pushing hard to produce more weaponry for its invasion of Ukraine.

Students at a Russian university are asking their peers to donate their vapes to help the Russian military, a report said.

Their components can be repurposed to make drones for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Russian publication Novaya Gazeta Europe.

The "Falcon patriotic military club" in Russia's University of Samara is collecting vape pens, distributing flyers, and putting collection boxes around campus, the report said.