Russia to Launch Military Training in Its Schools in 2023, UK Says – By VOA News Staff (VOA News) / Nov 13, 2022
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday in its daily intelligence update on Ukraine that Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravstov has said that “military training will return to Russian schools, beginning in September 2023.”
This training included “contingencies for a chemical or nuclear attack, first aid and experience handling and firing Kalashnikov rifles.”
According to the report, “Russian officials attempted to revive this training in 2014 following Russia’s invasion of Crimea. It was hoped that the initiative would improve the quality of conscripts. Eight years later, little has changed, and the quality of Russian conscripts remains poor, with low morale and limited training.”
Russia is now drafting the curriculum for the training program, the report said. The development of the curriculum is expected to be completed by the end of the year and will then undergo an approvals process.
