 'The introduction of such a subject in schools will make it possible to systematically prepare citizens for a possible confrontation with the enemy.' Pictures have also appeared of pupils brandishing assault rifles and they will also be taught battlefield first-aid and communications skills. This probably means military chiefs hope to cut down the length of time it takes to put new recruits through basic training. And it has escalated fears that Kremlin chiefs now believe war in Ukraine and possibly against the west could last for many years. A period of 140 hours be allocated to the subject and taught during the last two years of study ( TASS/Vladimir Smirnov) Sources say security officials are ordering air-raid sirens to be tested and in towns like Volgograd, 550 miles inside Russia, underground train stations are being tu){kind=link}
Schoolchildren will be forced to undertake 140 hours of military training in their final two years of study in Russia and will be taught by battle-hardened veterans and hopes to end recruits issue
President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on bracing his country for all-out war by preparing school children for the frontline.
Pupils will be made to undertake 140 hours of military training in their final two years of study and will be taught by battle-hardened veterans.
Moscow’s lawmakers hope preparing teenage pupils for war will end the problem of sending untrained recruits to war in Ukraine.
Russia ‘s Ministry of Defence First Deputy Minister Valery Gerasimov said:”With the beginning of the special military operation this issue became especially acute.