Veteran Tells Schoolkids to Study Kalashnikov Rifle
A veteran of the war in Ukraine, Alexander Klaus, gave a speech at a school assembly in Krasnoyarsk on September 1, urging students to study the mechanism of the Kalashnikov rifle to make the world speak Russian. He also made a Wagner Group-style gesture and declared 'Victory will be ours,' while being known for his participation in patriotic events and having a prior conviction for extortion.
Consensus
- Alexander Klaus, a veteran of the war in Ukraine, gave a speech at a school assembly on September 1 in Krasnoyarsk.
- The speech took place at School No. 11 in Krasnoyarsk.
- Klaus urged students to study the mechanism of the Kalashnikova rifle.
- He referenced a statement attributed to Vladimir Zhirinovsky: 'To make the world speak Russian, study the mechanism of the Kalashnikov.'
- Klaus made a gesture associated with the Wagner Group.
- He concluded his speech with 'Victory will be ours.'
- Klaus has a history of participating in patriotic events for students and youth.
- Klaus served as a machine gunner in the 'Black Bear' battalion and was wounded in combat.
- Klaus returned to Krasnoyarsk after being injured and has expressed desire to return to the war.
Points of divergence
- Klaus was convicted in 2021 for extortion in a large amount and received a two-year-eight-month suspended sentence. — tg_echoonline_news
- Klaus claimed he joined the war after a fight with a girlfriend in August 2023. — tg_agentstvonews
- Klaus stated in October 2025 that he wanted to return to the war as a medic or machine gunner. — novaya_eu
- The city authorities of Krasnoyarsk stated that the speech was about a sense of duty to the motherland and that the study of the Kalashnikov mechanism is part of the school curriculum. — tvrain
- Klaus showed a Wagner Group-style gesture during his speech. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (12 sources)
- A participant in the war in Ukraine, who at a school assembly called for 'studying the Kalashnikov assault rifle', was tried for extortion — ЭХО / Новости
- «To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle mechanism» — war participant addressed schoolchildren at a school assembly in Krasnoyarsk — Дождь (Telegram)
- What the authorities of Krasnoyarsk said about the speech about a gun at the parade — Дождь
- In Krasnoyarsk, a veteran of the SMO greeted schoolchildren at a school assembly in the style of the Wagner PMC and advised them to study the Kalashnikov... — The Moscow Times
- Before schoolchildren in Krasnoyarsk, a war participant convicted of extortion took the stage. He called on 'to study the mechanism of an aut…' — Агентство. Новости
- On a school assembly in Krasnoyarsk, a man spoke wishing children to study the Kalashnikov assault rifle mechanism, reports «… — Varlamov News
- To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle. A war participant spoke to schoolchildren at a parade in Krasnoyarsk — Новая газета Европа
- «To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov automatic rifle»: advice to Krasnoyarsk schoolchildren from a «SVO» veteran... — SOTAvision
- To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle — Новости Москвы
- «To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle» — ASTRA
- «To make the whole world speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle» — a war participant addressed schoolchildren at... — Дождь (Telegram)
- «In order for the whole world to speak Russian, study the Kalashnikov rifle» — a war participant addressed children at a knowledge day parade in Krasnoyarsk — Дождь
Key entities
- Krasnoyarsk
- Klaus
- Ukraine
- SVO
- Prospect Mira
- Rain
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- Wagner Group
- Wagner Group
- Media
- Central District
- Yenisey
- Siberian Express
- Kak
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