``Father who teaches combat drone maneuvering'' is hired at a Russian church school

Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, is conducting military training such as how to shoot guns for students attending school. It was reported that a new priest was hired to teach combat drone maneuvers at a Russian church school.

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In Russia, military education will be mandatory for high school students from the new semester in September 2023. Military education includes lectures on national defense and security, as well as lessons on how to move during combat and how to use automatic rifles.

There is also a movement in schools to hire specialized instructors for military education, and it has become a hot topic that a church school in the Krasnodar region hired a ``priest who teaches how to operate a combat drone.''

According to Father Igor Biryukov, who was hired as an instructor on how to operate a drone, the school plans to teach how to operate a drone using simulators and actual aircraft. At the time of article creation, three notebook PCs and multiple actual drones are available for drone operation simulation, and it is planned to enhance the equipment as the available funds increase in the future.

``How to operate a combat drone'' is included as part of the military education curriculum that will be implemented in Russia from September 2023, so other schools are also using existing teachers and newly hired experts to learn how to operate drones. It is conceivable that pilot training will be conducted.

It has been reported that combat drones are actually used by the Russian military for operations, and grain storage facilities and other facilities in Ukraine have been attacked by drones. It has also been reported that the Ukrainian military is also using drones, including cardboard drones, in combat, and drones are being used to destroy Russian military fighter jets.

Detailed explanation with images of the specifications and characteristics of the ``cardboard drone'' that the Ukrainian army used to destroy Russian military aircraft - GIGAZINE