Russian websites report that 18 Mongolians have enrolled in the Suvorov Military Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The academy for boys between the ages of 14 and 18 is named after Alexander Suvorov, the great eighteenth-century general.

Defense Minister L.Bold talked about sending Mongolian boys to the prestigious academy when he visited Russia in 2010. The students will study military-related subjects as well as the Russian language.