Schoolchildren from Bashkortostan are being recruited to work at a drone assembly plant.
How to сообщает The independent Ural Telegram channel "Lizard" began recruiting children in one of the schools. Beloretsk, which is located on the eastern outskirts Bashkortostan.
According to a reader of the publication, class teachers posted invitations to the "regional engineering festival of electromechanics and unmanned aircraft, Techno-Vzlyot," in parent chats. The festival is being held with grant support from Putin's organization, the "Movement of the First."
Registration is currently "voluntary." But if no one shows up, children will be forced to participate.
The festival organizers plan to attract young people aged 14 to 18 (8th-11th graders and technical school students). At the festival, they will learn how to "assemble drones and other equipment for the Russian army."
According to open data, the first stage kicked off June 1st: it will continue until August 15th in an online format. In September and October, 600 semi-finalists will be invited to Ufa There, the "30 leaders of the talent pool" will be selected. Prizes include 3D printers and quadcopters, as well as "internships from partners."
The project is being implemented by the Advanced Engineering School "Motors of the Future," which works closely with defense companies, and its students are assembling equipment for the Russian army and developing "completely new equipment for the needs of war."
According to the school, in 2024 it delivered hundreds of products and launched serial production of engines for drones (at the same time, the plan was to produce 15 engines by 2025).
During those same years, students at Motors of the Future complained about severe overwork, work beyond legal limits, theft of funds, and opaque grant distribution.