Starting September 1 this year, high school students in Russia will receive military training, including in the use of AKs and grenades.
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Secondary school students in Russia will begin to receive an introduction to military training from September this year, the British Ministry of Defense highlights in its daily information report on the evolution of the war in Ukraine.
“In recent weeks, the Russian Ministry of Education has given more details about the implementation of the already announced plan to include basic military training in the curriculum of Russian secondary schools,” says London.
According to the note, the course includes a module to teach students to operate AK rifles and grenades, during which military exercises and military salutes will be taught.
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The young students will also learn how to use military personal protective equipment.
These lessons will be mandatory from September 1, 2023, says the UK Ministry of Defense. In addition, college students will also begin receiving basic military training at higher education institutions.
“These initiatives reinforce the increasingly militarized environment of Russia at war,” says London, adding that it is also a “probably deliberate evocation of the Soviet Union”, since this type of military training in schools was compulsory until 1993. .
Source: Observadora
