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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Lithuania to teach school children how to use drones to counter Russian threat

Children in Lithuania will be taught how to build and operate drones as the country builds its capacity to counter the potential threat of a Russian attack.

The government in Vilnius aims to teach more than 22,000 people drone skills as it looks to “expand civil resistance training”. The initiative, led jointly by the defence and education ministries, will see children aged eight and above among the thousands taught how to build and pilot drones.

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