Moscow announced, on Monday, that high school students in Russia will be trained to conduct combat marches, starting from the new academic year, which begins next September.
And about 18 months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a program published by the Ministry of Education showed that Russian teenagers would be able to learn about “means of military use of marches” or even how to “carry out reconnaissance missions using a march.”
They will also have the opportunity to “carry out concrete drone trials” and learn ways to ward off “enemy drones.”
These classes target students between the ages of 15 and 17 years in the framework of “basic military training”.
This training, which was given in the Soviet era before it was abandoned, has been reinstated as of the academic year 2023-2024.
This training introduces weapons of war such as the Kalashnikov assault rifle and includes at least 140 hours of lessons.
And in November 2022, the initiator of the initiative, MP Sergey Mironov, explained that “the introduction of such a material into schools will allow the systematic preparation of citizens for a possible confrontation with the enemy.”
Drones are widely used in the conflict in Ukraine by both sides, and Russian territory is targeted almost daily by attacks of this kind.
Since the start of the conflict, many initiatives aimed at developing patriotism have been introduced in Russian schools with anti-Western messages.
Thus, the school week begins with the Russian national anthem, flag-raising ceremonies, and “talks about what matters,” specifically aimed at addressing the hostilities in Ukraine and justifying the Russian invasion.
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2023-08-22 05:00:05
