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Russian Schools to Teach Children Drone Assembly, Piloting and Military Skills in New Curriculum
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Russian schools are set to include drone assembly and piloting in their curriculum as part of new lessons on homeland defense and safety. According to The Moscow Times, citing Russian state media on January 21, students will learn to assemble drones, simulate flights, and practice drone programming through specialized kits and software.
The government has mandated schools to purchase drone construction sets, flight simulation hardware, and virtual “aero-race” software for these lessons.
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In addition to drones, classrooms will be equipped with military gear such as mock Kalashnikov rifles, Makarov pistols, training grenades, and electronic or pneumatic shooting ranges.
The curriculum also requires the purchase of equipment like soldiers' shovels, mess kits, flasks, night vision devices, binoculars, and military radios. A special focus will be placed on tactical medicine, civil defense, and safety, with items like tourniquets, CPR mannequins, gas masks, and protective kits included in the supplies, according to The Moscow Times.
It was previously reported that Russia-installed education officials in occupied parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region had signed a cooperation agreement with the Russian youth movement Yunarmiya to promote “military-patriotic education” and pre-conscription training for children.
The russian school subject, Fundamentals of Security and Protection of the Homeland (OBZR), was introduced into school programs on September 1, 2024, replacing the previous Life Safety Basics (OBZh). The course will be mandatory for high school students, with lessons held weekly for upperclassmen.
As part of the curriculum, students will also receive guidance on joining the military after school and will be reminded of the legal consequences of evading conscription.
Earlier, the Russian occupation authorities have recruited approximately 1,000 children from the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region into the militarized movement Yunarmiya.
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