Russian high schools now require 17 hours of basic military training classes for 6th to 11th grade

Russia is doubling the amount of military training time in high schools, with new lessons on drones and field exercises.
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Russian Schools to Require 17 Hours of Military Training as War Losses Mount

Russian sixth through eleventh graders will now spend twice as much classroom time on military training, as NATO estimates Moscow is losing tens of thousands of soldiers a month in Ukraine.
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Children aged 11 are now taking part in military training at school in Russia

Russia has doubled the amount of required military training for children between the ages of 11 and 17. Courses now include lessons on drones, field exercises and firearm training, education minister ...
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Russia reopening military schools to expand officer training pipeline

The opening ceremony for the Saratov Higher Artillery Command School in August 2024. (TASS) The Russian government announced last week that it will re-establish the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command ...