A solemn ceremony was held in Saratov to open the Higher Military Engineering School of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection (NBC Protection). The educational institution was named after Hero of Russia Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
The expansion of the network of higher military educational institutions in Russia is being carried out as part of the modernization of the military education system and the training of officers. This task was set in December 2024 by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrei Belousov.
In 1954, the Saratov School of Chemical Troops was formed on the basis of the Saratov Military Infantry School.
Later it was transformed into the Saratov Military Institute of Biological and Chemical Safety. The educational institution existed until 2009.
Earlier www1.ru reported that frames of the amazing T-72B3M tank with dreads and a KMT-7 mine trawl have appeared: an example of Russian ingenuity.
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