The aggressor country russia is actively working on the militarization of children and youth, introducing courses on the control of unmanned aerial vehicles into the education system.
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom reported this in its intelligence review.
In more than 500 schools and 30 colleges in the russian federation, children and youth are already taking courses on UAV control. Earlier, more than 2.5 thousand teachers were trained for this.
British intelligence believes that these efforts are connected with the statement of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the russian federation Valery Falkov. Last year, he said that the government plans to train a million UAV specialists by 2030.
The rapid growth in the training of the population in the field of UAVs is directly related to the full-scale war against Ukraine. However, mass training of russians in drone control poses a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to security worldwide.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in September 2024, a school textbook dedicated to the assembly and control of UAVs was presented in russia. It was developed for students in grades 8-9.
As we recall, in January, russian media wrote that in 2024, the regions of the russian federation spent more than RUB 500 million on the purchase of UAVs, drone control simulators, and other equipment for schools.
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