Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
  • Russia is teaching students the ways of war so that it can conscript more ready young men, UK intel said.
  • The senior student curriculum includes handling rifles, grenades, and drones. 
  • Lessons on drone operation highlight the growing importance of the technology on the battlefield.

Russia's new school curriculum includes lessons on the ways of war, specifically drones, rifles, and grenades — and intel suggests the goal is to prepare students for the front lines.