Die Direktorin der Verkehrshochschule Nowosibirsk, Maria Kirsanova, tadelte ältere Studenten, weil sie sich geweigert hatten, Verträge als UAV-Betreiber für die „SMO“ zu unterzeichnen, und warf ihnen Feigheit, mangelnden Patriotismus und Angst vor der Verteidigung des Vaterlandes vor

**Translation:**

**In Novosibirsk, the director of a transport college accused students of cowardice and lack of patriotism.**

The director of the Novosibirsk College of Transport Technologies named after N.A. Lunin, Maria Kirsanova, unexpectedly discovered a lack of patriotism and willingness to defend the Motherland among her students. She stated this at a meeting to which senior students had been invited.

An audio recording was provided to Sib.fm by one of the students on condition of anonymity.
“Earlier, military personnel spoke to us and offered contracts for UAV operator positions. Probably because of the low response, senior students were gathered, and our director held a ‘educational’ talk with us. I was present,” the student said.

Key points from Maria Kirsanova’s speech:

“I have encountered a huge problem: fear that, for some reason, lives in our young defenders of the Fatherland. When we talk with you individually, you start revealing such pearls: ‘I came to study so I could dodge the army for four years!’ What a horror — for me this is a shock as a manager. One first-year student says: ‘My mom and I calculated that by the time I finish studying, the SMO will be over!’” Kirsanova said.

Maria Vladimirovna emphasized that she felt bitter disappointment.

“Second, you start talking with 18-year-olds — with you. Guys, the Motherland demands it, it’s necessary! And the response is: ‘What, so we’ll come back in a zinc coffin?’ Where did this fear in you come from? Who instilled this fear? And who will defend us? I say: go sign a contract now, you will receive your diploma. Because new troops are being formed — that’s why there is such a need. Are you all cowards here, sitting and afraid for your lives? You value it, but somewhere you do all sorts of things — dealing drugs or something else — you’re not afraid of getting 15 or 20 years in prison, there is no such fear. But you are afraid to defend the Motherland!” Maria Kirsanova said indignantly.

The college director noted that she had received no official quota and that, upon learning of the need for recruits, she herself declared that “her children would be the first to go defend their Fatherland.”

“And it turned out I threw words to the wind! That means the class supervisors were not telling me the truth that our students are patriots. But there turned out to be no patriots! All turned out to be cowards, and then they start complaining to their mothers. Supposedly, they are almost being driven there. No one is driving you. We are conducting explanatory, persuasive work for you. If you’re afraid — don’t go into the forest! You shouldn’t be afraid to live! We talk about heroes, about Lunin, about Pokryshkin… But all you want is to hide somewhere so you won’t be taken into the army! If at my age they took me, I would go, I swear to you, but they don’t take me because of my age. That’s why I once again invited our military so they would draw your attention to the question: who, then, will defend our Fatherland!” the college director added.

A Sib.fm journalist twice attempted to obtain comment from Kirsanova by phone, but both times she was absent from her workplace. The material will be updated if a response is received.

She could operate a drone, what is she waiting for?