Yaroslavl Military Air Defense School celebrates its 75th anniversary

Yaroslavl Higher Military Air Defense School celebrates the 75th anniversary of its foundation. In honor of the anniversary of the best employees and veterans of the educational institution were marked with commemorative medals, valuable gifts and diplomas.

The school trains specialists for anti-aircraft missile and radio engineering troops and is the only university in the country of such a profile. It trains future officers who will protect the airspace. Last year, the university opened a department of unmanned systems to include new areas of military equipment in the training of specialists.

During the history of the school there were 72 graduations. According to Deputy Minister of Regional Security of the Yaroslavl region Viktor Smirnov, among the graduates there are more than 30 generals and more than 200 doctors and candidates of sciences. Officers serve in different regions of the country.

Deputy Prime Minister of the region Alexander Balantsev noted that graduates perform combat missions in the zone of a special military operation, and also participate in the protection of strategically important facilities in the Yaroslavl region.