It would not be wrong to say that the only issue that the whole world is focusing on at the moment is the crisis in Russia and Ukraine. In the statements made by Russia today, it has been announced that the military operation against Ukraine has started; So war was officially declared. After that, dozens of Russian tanks and military vehicles began to enter Ukraine.
In the images following the start of these operations, a detail that can be described as interesting and mysterious stood out. In the photographs from the hot regions, it was observed that the letter ‘Z’ was found on military vehicles belonging to Russia. The meaning of this letter has been the subject of debate around the world.
May be to prevent friendly fire
It has been observed that the letter ‘Z’, which is not found in the Russian alphabet, is used in a square, triangle or circle or alone in the incoming images. Let’s say that this letter, which is usually seen on tanks, is also found on other military vehicles. Many theories have been put forward about what this means.
Many sources think that this letter was placed on vehicles to have a distinctive feature, as Russia and Ukraine use the same vehicles. This is to prevent a possible ‘friendly fire’ of the letter ‘Z’; In other words, it shows that it may be used to prevent Russian soldiers from shooting at each other. It is possible to say that the use of similar signs by the US army to recognize each other during the Second World War strengthens this possibility.
Russian defense policy analyst Rob Lee also made statements about this letter recently. According to Lee, the letter ‘Z’ found in vehicles belonging to the Russian forces may be used to describe different task forces or echelons. Lee also added that the letters on the vehicles may indicate the direction the vehicles are going; He stated that only Z can point to Kharkiv direction, Z in a triangle to Slavyansk direction, and Z in circle to Kramatorsk direction. However, none of these claims have been confirmed.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as different allegations
Apart from these, we should not mention that there are different theories about the letter. According to the news of EuroNews, some sources in Russia state that the sign may be the first letter of the word ‘Zapad’, which means ‘west’, since it represents the western wing of the army.
Apart from these, it is stated that the letter may have been inspired by the word ‘Zabiraem’ meaning ‘we have seized’, while it is also claimed that ‘Z’ may be intended for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Finally, according to the news of The Sun newspaper, among the allegations made is that the letter ‘Z’ may have been placed on vehicles to refer to the name ‘Zorro Team’ attached to the invading forces.
Some images of Russian military vehicles with the letter Z
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