In Uzbekistan, only 3% of schools have training fire arms, said at the plenary session of the Legislative Chamber on November 1 by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Sports, MP, People's Poet of Uzbekistan Ikboljon Mirzaaliev.

The MPs discussed the response of the Ministry of Public Education regarding the parliamentary request for initial pre-conscription training and patriotic education of students in schools. Ikboljon Mirzaaliev said that the public union under the Ministry of Defense, which he previously headed, studied and often criticized the state of affairs in schools.

According to him, the defense of the country is related to education in schools.

“The situation in schools 5-6 years ago was terrible. But so far it hasn't improved much. The president and Commander-in-Chief has carried out very large reforms. There were not enough specialists, teachers, there were problems with teachers' salaries. Involving high-ranking officers released from military service in the lessons [initial pre-conscription training] was a very right decision. Because the communication and lessons of people with military experience affect students differently,” he said.

He added that only 3% of the country's schools had training weapons and training shooting ranges.

“How can a child develop a sense of [patriotism] under such conditions if he has never held a weapon in his hands? When we studied, all schools had at least 10 AKM assault rifles. We held them in our hands and were delighted. Yes, a little later this weapon was taken away based on some considerations. But we still have a lot of work to do on this issue. Some of our schools still don't have military fields. In a word, this issue should be taken seriously and control should be established,” said Ikboljon Mirzaaliev.

"If you want peace, prepare for war. The events taking place on the territory of the former Soviet Union, hundreds of thousands of people leaving their homeland after the announcement of partial mobilization, once again show the seriousness of this issue,” said the deputy.

After the announcement of “partial mobilization” by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21, about 400,000 Russians left the Russian Federation, DW reported in early November.

In the first nine months of the year, more than 395,000 Russian citizens arrived in Uzbekistan, of which 80.5% were registered with the police departments. More than half of the arrivals arrived in the last months - from July to September.