Defense of Ukraine: 150 interactive shooting ranges and 200 drone control simulators were purchased for schools

For high school students, they are creating modern training centers for the «Defense of Ukraine» course, which will provide interactive training in military affairs and first aid.

150 interactive shooting ranges and 200 drone control simulators have already been purchased, the Professional Procurement Agency reports.

In addition, first aid mannequins, bulletproof vests, helmets, gas masks, as well as weapon models were purchased through Prozorro Market.

The total cost of the equipment is more than 240 million hryvnias, and the state allocated 1.65 billion hryvnias for the arrangement of such cells.

It is noted that it is planned to combine 5-10 schools into one educational center and can accommodate from 80 to 1000 students.

It should be noted that in Mykolaiv they plan to approve the program of national and patriotic education for 2025-2027. They want to spend 9.2 million hryvnias on its implementation.

As reported, from the 2025-2026 academic year, third-year students at Ukrainian universities will undergo basic military training.

We will remind that from September 1, high school students study the subject «Defense of Ukraine» in specially created centers throughout the country. It is expected that there will be about 1,200 such cells.

It was previously reported that a large-scale survey on the real state of education has started in Ukraine, which will last 10 days.