Belarus Transforms Student Summer Camps Into Mandatory Military Drills

Belarus Transforms Student Summer Camps Into Mandatory Military Drills

Belarusian authorities are expanding the militarization of secondary education by sending high school students to mandatory multi-day military-patriotic camps under a 2026 order issued by the Mogilev City Executive Committee's education department. The program transitions classroom instruction into structured field drills, culminating in mandatory visits to active Military Unit No. 72471, according to BELPOL on July 20. We bring you stories fro…