Russian high school students They will be able to train to fly combat drones from the school year that begins in September, according to a program published this Monday by the Ministry of Education, when it is a year and a half since the offensive in Ukraine.
According to the program, Russian teenagers will be able to get acquainted with “military use of drones” and how to “carry out reconnaissance missions using a drone.”
They will also have the opportunity to “carry out practical drone piloting actions,” as well as learn to reject “enemy drones”.
The classes to which these courses refer correspond to the age group of 15 to 17 years, within the framework of “initial military training”.
This formation, which existed in Soviet times before falling into disuse, has been relaunched for the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The course includes familiarization with weapons of war such as the Kalashnikov assault rifleand lasts at least 140 hours.