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Putin Promotes 'Self-Sacrifice' in Russian Schools as Grade Schoolers Build Weapons to Fight Ukraine

knewz.com Putin Promotes 'Self-Sacrifice' in Russian Schools to Fight Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s government is urging Russian children to engage in “self-sacrifice” and build guns as the fighting in Ukraine lengthens.

Putin Promotes 'Self-Sacrifice' in Russian Schools to Fight Ukraine

Putin signed a law in August creating a new required course in “Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Motherland.”

In July, the defense ministry approved high school-age lessons on how to operate assault rifles, combat drones and hand grenades. They will be introduced across Russia next year.

Barbieri believes the drone lessons are in response to Ukraine’s extensive use of drones to disrupt and damage Russian locations.

At younger ages, children as young as seven are learning how to assemble machine guns.

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