A video appeared from Kazakhstan. Local residents made a person cover a Z symbol on his car with paint.
He tried to justify himself that his last name, Zinovyev, starts with a Z, and apologized for his actions.
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“Z” is a military symbol that the Russian military has been painting on vehicles in Ukraine. It’s become a pro-war symbol for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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To expand, it’s essentially the Russian version of the German iron cross in ww2, and has very similar connotations.
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I’m not sure that analogy really holds. The iron cross had been part of German military iconography since before Germany was even a united country, whereas this Z thing appears to have popped up specifically for the current Russian invasion
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