The full version of the course will be taught in schools from September 1st.

Russian high schools will soon include nuclear war survival training in the national curriculum, Weekly newspaper the report said. The newspaper said the survival training will be part of the “Fundamentals of Homeland Security and Defense” course, which will be launched in schools across the country in September. Kommersant The report cited a document from the Ministry of Education.

As part of the course, children will be trained on how to protect themselves in the event of a nuclear war in the conflict in Ukraine. Students will learn about “the combat characteristics and destructive effects of weapons of mass destruction, as well as methods of protecting against these weapons.”

They will also learn how to protect themselves during emergencies such as natural, man-made, biosocial natural disasters and military threats. The course also includes basic military training, how to use Kalashnikov assault rifles and grenades, how to perform first aid in combat and self-defense courses.

The course will instill in students an awareness of “intolerance of violence in social interactions” and teach them how to identify “dangerous phenomena in social interactions” and combat “extremist and terrorist activities.”

This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law in August 2023 to introduce mandatory security and defense courses in schools across the country as part of national curriculum reforms.

The revised curriculum will be taught in schools from September 1, 2024.

Putin and Russian officials have repeatedly sent different signals about the possible use of nuclear weapons, alarming Western countries. Many Kremlin propagandists warned that a world war was imminent and that Russia would launch attacks on NATO territory over U.S. aid and weapons provided to Ukraine.

A prominent Kremlin propagandist recently stated Russia has the ability to destroy the United States. Within an hour. ”

Russia and the United States together possess about 90% of the world’s warheads.