At a Kuzbass college, students are again being encouraged to serve as drone operators.
At the Anzhero-Sudzhensk Polytechnic College, cases are once again being recorded where failing students are offered to sign a contract and undergo training to become drone operators instead of being expelled. NeMoskva has already reported this. told about a similar incident in the same institution.
What happened
Following NeMoskva's publication about a teacher who threatened a student with being sent to the front lines and offered him a job as a drone operator, a public The Kuzbass Incident A reader contacted us. He reported that such cases at the college are not isolated and sent a new recording of the conversation.
In the recording, a fourth-year student about to be expelled is offered training as a drone operator. He is then informed that he will be unable to repay his outstanding debts or be reinstated at another institution. A college representative also warns that information about his expulsion will be immediately sent to the military registration and enlistment office.
"Either a contract or expulsion"
The student's mother joins the conversation. She rejects the proposed options. In response, the college representative declares, "Then we're expelling you."
A college representative on the record characterizes the proposal as follows:
"He'll get his operator credentials here, and he won't be sent to the Special Operations Zone. He'll be protected. The guys are going to get an additional qualification, and it counts as service. He'll have three qualifications: mechanic/repairman, mechanic, and unmanned systems operator."
Furthermore, a college representative claims that students who take academic leave are not sent to the front, and that after completing a one-year contract, the student will be able to return to their studies.
The Ministry of Education's response
The Kuzbass Ministry of Education responded to the situation, stating that it sees no violations in the situation. The ministry emphasized that secondary vocational education institutions post information about conscript and contract service, and also hold meetings with military personnel, including those who participated in the Special Military Forces. The ministry believes all of this is part of military-patriotic education.
