Russian schoolchildren will receive basic notions to pilot combat drones and use assault rifles, as announced by the Russian senator artem sheikin.
According to the British Defense Ministry in its latest report on the war in Ukraine, the senator from the government party United Russia He affirmed that the measure is supported by the Ministry of Defense and that the lessons will be taught within the compulsory subject of “Fundamentals of human security.”
The students, aged 10 and 11, will learn from September 1 to reconnoitre terrain and destroy enemy unmanned aerial vehicles using combat drones.
They will also receive lessons on the handling of assault rifleshand grenade throwing and first aid in a war context.
According to the British Ministry of Defence, with this measure Russia is advancing in its indoctrination strategy to the population through the inoculation of a militarized patriotic culture.
On the other hand, he stresses that the measure reveals that Russia is giving maximum importance to the development of skills in the drone warfarewhich could indicate future priorities of Russian military doctrine.
Lessons on the use of weapons and military indoctrination in Russian schools are not new. Until now, however, they were limited to special days in which soldiers and military experts went to schools in propaganda work.
Starting in September, minors will receive compulsory war lessons in an evaluable subject.
