Metropolitan Longin attended an event dedicated to the first graduation of lieutenants from the Ulyanovsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilotstranslated

On November 14, a solemn event dedicated to the first graduation of lieutenants from the Ulyanovsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots was held at the Gubernatorsky Palace of Culture.

The first to take the stage were the lieutenants who graduated with honors. For their initiative and diligence in their studies, the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Alexey Russkikh, presented them with medals.

The first graduating class of the school’s cadets was visited by Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky. The Bishop addressed the graduates:

— I cordially congratulate you on completing your studies! You became the first cadets of the newly opened Ulyanovsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, so your graduation is a great event both for you and your mentors, and for our entire region.

Unfortunately, our world is not becoming safer—quite the contrary. But the military profession that you received remains - and will remain for a long time - extremely popular and responsible, complex and necessary in all circumstances.

I bring you the wish of God’s help in your further service. I wish all of us a speedy advent of just and lasting peace on our land.

I wish that you always love your work and love the sky. And I sincerely wish that you...