How “Z” became Putin’s new propaganda meme

[@Vox]

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[@bro1678]

first

[@kzer1677]

@@servicingiq поумнее ничего не придумал ?

[@kzer1677]

@@servicingiq перевод, огонь , 0 информации

[@ВасилийВасильев-ю4р9у]

@@servicingiq Как те, кто борется с нацистами могут быть зомби? а какой-то переход он идёт наверное и чего?

[@googleisevil4115]

I have a problem my real name starts with a z

[@fawziekefli2273]

I feel sorry for Zorro. You should have trademarked it, bruh.

[@FernandoTorrera]

My 4 year old loves dressing up as zorro :-/

[@moniqueloomis9772]

😅

[@eduardosanchezramirez1807]

tss chale

[@damnation1928]

I thought it is Z for Zelensky

[@tomhargreavescom]

😂

[@agni_oh]

History doesn't repeat itself but it sure does rhyme... This form of symbolism sure does remind you of something huh

[@li-ham803]

History does, and will, repeat itself

[@tontopuerco]

You sure does use a lot of sure does'es

[@oneofakind5668]

All just a stage show to keep you all distracted, Zelensky won his golden globe award last month did you not see o.0 What a great actor he is indeed...

[@TameraJacobs]

as mother used to say Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. and history is certainly repeating.

[@akgamingzz]

Maybe the invasion of iraq,libya,syria, afganistan right

[@artemiy_hryniewski]

The joke saying that V and Z stand for Vladimir Zelensky is my favourite one.

[@judas12344]

ну или Vladimir zhirinovskij - по факту план наверно его и был.

[@artemiy_hryniewski]

@@judas12344 Мне больше нравится версия, что это Просвирнин душу Сатане продал за наступление всех этих событий.

[@R73949]

a comedian

[@PahaDoma]

@@artemiy_hryniewski "О" - Олександрович

[@xanax_addicted]

yeah, this dude is now Olodimir Elensky according to the european laws prohibiting these symbols

[@tonnytn3094]

Before War started there was military drills in Belarussia. Units with Z letter immitated Attacking forces and Z meant Zapad(West in russian). Units with V letter were defendibg side V meant Vostok(East in russia). Units with O looks like appeared later. People say units with O were units of elite and special firces of Russia.

[@aaroncruz9181]

Which forms the word ZOV

[@cyberbydlo]

а почему свой алфавит не использовать? зачем ОМЭРИКАНСКИЕ буквы?

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

@@cyberbydlo Because English is the global language since the west runs the world lol.

[@YourBoss_CORP]

@@thirtythreeeyes8624 We use Latin alphabet, these are not "american" letters, they're roman.

[@hyur1110]

O- не элитные части, В групировку О входит весь центральный военный округ России, кроме 104 дивизии вдв, она была в групировке восток на киевском направлении. О находилась на черниговско киевском направлении и немного на сумском

[@Black_Ace14]

Guys, everyone knows that “Z” stands for integers, whole numbers.

[@delroyreid2678]

I like where your heads at.

[@WeAreChecking]

ℤ

[@Max_Jacoby]

Hello, fellow mathematician. Nowadays integers are more known by System.Int32

[@siesaw1]

😭

[@sirholycow]

😆

[@qxtu1669]

For anyone wondering the Ukrainian people have made up a name for the symbol. Here in Ukraine people usually refer to the "Z" as "Zwastika", in accordance with one other radical symbol that I deem unnecessary of introduction.

[@panpluto13]

Stepan bandera. Right sector. Azov battalion.

[@JsJdv]

Woah, it's almost as if Ukrainians would do anything to undermine Russia's invasion. Ofc they would say things that doesn't make sense as long as it's anti-Russia.

[@stealthysaucepan2016]

Isn't that kind of ironic tho

[@spikesmth]

@@panpluto13 There are equally odious figures and subcultures in Russia, but the West has not chosen to take action against them. Russia will pay for its hubris.

[@khalilahd.]

History is repeating itself ☹️

[@poikoi1530]

"Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, yet who do learn from history are doomed to stand by helplessly as everyone else repeats it"

[@categories5066]

Imagine spamming the same quote in every chat and thinking you're an intellectual

[@poikoi1530]

@@categories5066 hey, i never claimed i'm an "intellectual" i'm just a normal guy trying to convey how people tend to forget these things instead of actually learning from them.

[@NeoShameMan]

@@poikoi1530 but they learn and yearn to repeat the glory of the past

[@romankinakh2009]

@@a.oshankar8741 cry about it

[@poikoi1530]

@@a.oshankar8741 i know about the Ukrainian S.S. unit of Ukraine

[@IasenAleksandrov]

The movie World War Z becomes a reality and the Russians are the new type of zombies.

[@Ugerm_Z]

If anything, the west are the zombies. Ukraine literally is a dead country propped up by the West. 😂😂

[@staybased9320]

womp womp

[@isaacmartinez6904]

The only time I heard of Z being used for political causes was from the 1969 movie Z. It was about the transformation of Greece being a democracy to a dictatorship.

[@imCurveee]

Not Zorba the Greek? Lol

[@kenster8270]

I Denmark in the 1980s and 90s, the letter Z was the party symbol of the far-right party Fremskridtspartiet (Progress Party). Each political party is assigned a letter of the alphabet to represent it in order to avoid confusion in case two parties have similar names.

[@kritizismmusics9737]

How's Z invasion going

[@kritizismmusics9737]

XD

[@PantMal]

To clarify something regarding Z: In this case, Z had a pro-democracy meaning. The english letter is homophone with the Greek word: "Ζει", which means 'He lives'. In the context of the movie Z, people used it as a protest slogan to refer to Grigoris Lambrakis, a pro-democratic politician who was assasinated during a time where political division was very high (which eventually led to a 7 year dictatorship in Greece). Pro-democratic protesters used 'Z/He lives' to show that they still believed and praised Lambrakis' views after his death.

[@kybeozactus407]

The reason is simple: before the war, Russia gathered soldiers for military exercises "West-East" (Запад-Восток or Zapad-Vostok). Letters Z&V are easier to apply with tape than Cyrillic З&В. And then these symbols on military equipment became a meme.

[@НикитаСмирнов-г5о]

@General Popcorn , твой никнейм отлично отображает уровень твоей компетентности в этой сфере )

[@anumader]

Everything is really very simple... V - vladimir Z - zelenskiy 😳😳😳

[@WorkSmartAndHard]

а О значит...

[@Kurt_kh]

@@WorkSmartAndHard Осевер и /\юг очевидно же😂

[@WorkSmartAndHard]

@@anumader O-Olexandrovich

[@rimut230]

the way they used children who probably had cancer for supporting the war is sickening

[@Glumpuzzler]

isnt life wild?

[@akgamingzz]

You mean kids in iraq?

[@magos2610]

@@akgamingzz in Mars

[@booaks2980]

@@akgamingzzno no in your basement

[@JsJdv]

That's better than dropping napalms on them, lol.

[@vasfasan]

Even though I am russian and I was in Saint-Petersburg in February 2022, I still didn't understand were Z came from at the moment. It just sort of appeared one day and suddenly, it was everywhere. On social media, TV, on billboards and cars... However, alongside Z, more and more graffiti apposing/mocking this symbol and the war was appearing and getting covered up each day, too

[@zipfleur5764]

Yep) i saw a couple of "Нет войне" - "No war" in Admiralteyski district yesterday)

[@yoimiya997]

а ведь действительно... Z просто появилось и я как-то приняла это, но откуда оно и что это вообще 😶😶

[@gamletsavier9355]

@@zipfleur5764Well, this graffiti help to identify cuckolds and betrayers of mother Russia

[@freekickerzjunior6718]

Z - Zа Россию, Z- Za Наших...

[@alexsolarflans]

​@@gamletsavier9355The traitors to Russia are Putin and his entire gang of followers of the Bolsheviks.

[@tvgerbil1984]

Ivan Kuliak, the Russian wearing his Z was actually well beaten by Illia Kovtun, the Ukrainian. That was not a good omen for whom and what Kuliak represented.

[@Sabengtung]

Doesn't matter, they both don't care about politics,in reality, Kuliak had that face because he was expected to do a lot better, and was just bitter he lost Knowing Putin, Kuliak was probably forced to wear that

[@ristekostadinov2820]

@@Sabengtung then how does Medvedev the #1 tennis racket in the world never commented in favor of the war nor wore that sort of symbol ?

[@Sabengtung]

@@ristekostadinov2820 because he doesn't support the war

[@massimilianodendena5259]

He should have worn an L

[@bazileia9222]

@@Sabengtung so why did he got to Poopin's Rally?

[@P4DDYW4CK]

We should refuse to accept this as a symbol for anyone/anything BUT Zorro.

[@king_big_pp]

@LookedLoose The original character that Batman ripped off

[@SomePotato]

Zantafio from Spirou & Fantasio begs to differ.

[@paddington1670]

@LookedLoose OH man, you sweet summer child.

[@Lucas_Simoni]

lol I did remember too, there is a few memes that appears on google images

[@plushieoctopusonhead8415]

Ahhh, I see, you are a man of culture

[@Anderixx]

My dad has an very old "Zorro" costume with a big Z on the front. Now I can´t wear it for decades xD

[@cheezy9021]

Have you seen New balance sneakers?

[@ilya_maqreen9513]

No. U can.

[@Bogdanov96]

You can't do it in the West? No problem, comrade, we will bring freedom to your country too so You can wear it😉

[@DeezN1892]

@@Bogdanov96 stop LARPing not a shred of socialism exists in Russia today

[@DeezN1892]

@@Bogdanov96 stop LARPing not a shred of socialism exists in Russia today

[@petroleumalley]

The man who launched the Z as a symbol; Igor Mangoesjev, who posed with the skull of a Ukrainian soldier, died to today near Luhansk due to assassination.

[@aname8018]

Hip hip hooray! 🎉

[@epicninjacakez6716]

Nothing of value was lost from the Ukrainians?

[@хзлол121]

​@@epicninjacakez6716 чё?

[@petroleumalley]

@@eternalmeltdown A 5s search. Problems using internet?

[@cadmiz]

@@eternalmeltdown search it up bro

[@ameemameme7509]

I feel like this will have the same affect as the symbol from Germany. That symbol is suppose to mean peace (or something similar) in India and many other cultures but due to WWII, the meaning has changed. Now it reminds people of the war instead of peace. Hopefully the letter Z doesn't become that.

[@legokingtm9462]

Oh no how can i write Zoo when i keep getting flash back.. lol

[@agoogleuser9102]

It's a fitting symbol seeing as Z can be used to spell Zionism

[@randi2513]

Iirc the symbol related to hinduism is anti clockwise/left turned while 'that' symbol is clockwise/right turned

[@АндрійПозняков-н2ф]

Already did

[@chynazes5000]

For Ukrainians, it already has. I remember reading an English text about 2 weeks after the war had started, and the font in this text had prominent capital letters. I came across a sentence that started with a capital Z and unexpectedly, I felt my stomach twist. That was the moment I realised that this letter has already become something that makes me subconsciously feel a mixture of dread, anger and disgust.

[@mikehunt8838]

4:05 Ha! These three are actually anti-war protest slogans: 'For War!', 'For Death', 'For Poverty'!

[@Phonixrmf]

You mean at 4:02?

[@cghbv1585]

ngl vox isn't really a checker more of a rusher

[@bagamax]

Wish you were right, but it’s not. Заканчиваем войны - [we] end wars, за мир - for the peace (also it can be read as for the world, it is the same word in Russian, but here they probably meant peace), за правду - for the truth, задача будет выполнена - task will be accomplished, сила в правде - force is in the truth, за победой - [going] for the victory,

[@jacks9099]

They are called identification marking’s. Any military analyst knew what they were from the start and it took on the role as a symbol for the invasion.

[@ok.ok.5735]

It’s half a swa-sticka

[@sss-gl9et]

True but they were turned into something else.

[@Atlant8222]

srusian

[@Atlant8222]

satana

[@Atlant8222]

World killed

[@CrinMoss]

The gold medalists restraint to not beat the bricks off the bronze is staggeringly impressive

[@gamletsavier9355]

Interesting fact for you. Ukranian man gymnastic team have never win any Olimpic medal))

[@ultimatechad8738]

@@gamletsavier9355 Good.

[@thl205]

​@@gamletsavier9355 No one can compete with the mental gymnastics required to still support Putin in this war

[@Freemedia.ru21]

If the Ukrainians had at least done something with Russian athletes, then the next day in Kyiv almost all schools and hospitals would have accidentally burned down

[@ИльяБоголюбов-ь8ч]

Terpila moment 😂

[@yeahman147]

Z = Eastern military district Z in a box = Russian army stationed in crimea O = Russian army stationed in Belarus V = Russian navy infantry X = kadyrov chechnya A = Alpha ground special forces

[@NDY666]

Its from Wikipedia

[@ИванПетров-н1ч]

@bocoy noiu Война миров Z c Бредом Питом, поэтому и такие ассоциации.

[@BillyNogamiBallNo]

в Крыму v шки тоже ездеют

[@cyberbydlo]

@@BillyNogamiBallNo в крыму скоро будет стоять памятник Бандере 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@BillyNogamiBallNo]

@@cyberbydlo в крыму нациков не уважают, как только попробует кто поставить - ему его в задний проход затолкают мигом) у нас в крови - f"шизм искоренять

[@goldfinchxx]

There is also an opinion, that these symbols were used during the military exercises in February, right before the invasion for defining the sides: "Z" for "Zapad" (transliteration Russian word "Запад", which means west); and "V" for "Vostok" (also transliteration of "Восток", which means east). And as another commentator wrote, it's easier to draw Latin variants, and also Z and V, are more distinguishable than Cyrillic variants З and В. PS What does the letter "O" means? Actually, dunno, because there is no side in the Russian language, that started with O (also, it can be just a circle, lol) But I guess, they just started using different markers for their own purposes, maybe for defining different armies and divisions (but it doesn't make a lot of sense, because you can find the same symbols on opposite fronts) Also, I don't think, that they used it to define "ours" and "others" because Russia and Ukraine use different camouflage and some types of vehicles.

[@gerhardwasowski]

Makes sense

[@Name-d2t]

But what would O stand for? 🤔

[@nibydlo]

also Z can mean "Земля" (Land) and V for "Воздух" (Air), because Z often on land technic (tanks, trucks) and V on helicopters

[@redrusski7180]

What does the "O" mean then? It doesn't stand for any direction in Russian (sever:north, zapad:west, Vostok:east, yug:south)

[@worldoftancraft]

Západ, Vóstok, gospodín «ja translitêríroval»

[@lesnouu]

4:06 slogans on the bus stops there are actually against the operation, they mean „for war, for death, for poverty“

[@FrankiePiskens]

true

[@tvij4268]

Exactly))

[@JsJdv]

It's Vox, ofc there were minimal research involved. You'd think a news source would at least bother to translate or understand relevant languages in their photos before attaching a narrative to it. What a joke, lol.

[@itsytyt5192]

וט

[@nikitadyatlov2774]

I am from this city ✊

[@just_chillin_3]

Vladimir Zelenskiy support Russia because he has a letter "z" and "v" in his name

[@AntonGermanReal]

💀

[@JustStriki]

💀💀💀

[@nikolaia.9573]

Sometimes people opposing wars change prowar posters and graffiti by changing it to "NO WAR" by rotating Z to N Also pro war people are mocked and called "Zомби" meaning "zombie"

[@tuongtang8974]

I like to use Z as Z for Zelensky (parody of V for Vedentta)

[@MSSLatvia]

It seems that the real "Zombies" are the soldiers "just following orders".

[@NoName-bi4sn]

Zalupinskie

[@robertchmielecki2580]

That was my first connotation as well, with World War Z. And its zombies -mindlessly killing the weak, dying in droves to trained opposition. An apt comparison

[@shadesofmist9214]

O = Oligarch , Z = ZORO , saw it on some tank`s

[@LightKnight_Age_Of]

It was really special in France, because it happened to be that, during the ongoing presidential election, for his own campaign, Zemmour and his team adopted the symbol "Z", the initial of his name, naming him that way, saying "the Z will do this and that" "waiting for the Z"... And Zemmour was a candidate with a rather ambiguous stance over Russia and the war in Ukraine...

[@theoaxton1606]

Jme dit que c'est sûrement pas une coïncidence...

[@francoiscamy5066]

Unfortunately, some people here continue to believe them. They say they will protect the workers and poor people (that's good in it's own) to promote their own ideology.

[@LightKnight_Age_Of]

@@francoiscamy5066 Marine le Pen and Zemmour don't have the same agenda and the same promises. Marine Le Pen basically claim what you're saying - and indeed her program, in its economic aspects, corresponds partly to this objective. Zemmour however did acknowledge he doesn't have that much to offer for poors and middle class, and explicitly advocates against immigration and in favor of tough measures in this domain (with security, tackling islamism etc.). Zemmour is not just further on the right from Le Pen, he also has (or had) a very different, and very limited, economic policy.

[@patternrecon5271]

France: Ndiaga Dieye police attack Rambouillet police attack Orthodox priest wounded Lyon 2020 Nice stabbing Samuel Paty attack 2020 Paris stabbing attack Colombes police attack 2020 Romans-sur-isère knife attack Metz police stabbing 2020 Villejuif stabbing Paris police headquartes stabbing 2019 Lyon bombing 2018 Strasburg attack Asadollah Asadi 2018 Paris knife attack Carcassonne and Trèbes attack 2017 Marseille stabbing 2017 Levallois-Perret attack 2017 Notre Dame attack 2017 Orly airport attack 2017 Paris machete attack 2016 Normandy church attack Nice truck attack 2016 Magnanville stabbing 2016 Paris police station attack Valence car attack November 2015 Paris attacks 2015 Thalys train attack Charlie Hebdo attack

[@nathanlevesque7812]

@@patternrecon5271 ?

[@წკეპლა]

Real meaning is zombie

[@orientalischerwarjager]

zombies live in ukraine

[@pork_eater_Z666]

No, real meaning is ZdoroVo(cool)

[@ИванВильямс]

Real meaning is Operation Volodimir Oleksandrovich Zelenski

[@norbert9786]

"Z" - forces from the western russia, "Z" in square - forces from Crimea, "O" - forces from Belarus, "V" - marines, "X" - Chechens, "A" - special forces. You're welcome

[@windex7934]

Thank you

[@sethplaysbadly6897]

Many Thanks

[@JLL_29]

Thank you random Citizen!

[@skayzi_lego]

everything is much easier. if you remember, there were exercises before entering the territory of Ukraine. And almost all of this equipment participated in the exercise, and there they were divided into two groups "Z" - west, "V" - east. and these symbols simply did not have time to be erased, but then, when they became recognizable and associated with the Russian army, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated what this means for victory, etc.

[@skayzi_lego]

@@windex7934 everything is much easier. if you remember, there were exercises before entering the territory of Ukraine. And almost all of this equipment participated in the exercise, and there they were divided into two groups "Z" - west, "V" - east. and these symbols simply did not have time to be erased, but then, when they became recognizable and associated with the Russian army, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated what this means for victory, etc.

[@foreveralone1082]

I can explain the real meaning of those letters: "Z" is for "Западный Округ" (Zapadniy Okrug), in english it`s "Western District" of Russian army, "V" is for "Восточный Округ" (Vostochniy Okrug), in english it`s "Eastern District" of Russian army, "O" is for "Центральный Округ" (Tsentralniy Okrug), in english it`s "Central District" of Russian army, "Δ" is for "Северный Округ" (Severniy Okrug), in english it`s "Northern District" of Russian army, that`s all.

[@Arthur-f6c1f]

эти буквы уже давно используют не для этого

[@mayakstudios7292]

Это прям игра в кальмара

[@qwerty123484]

@@Arthur-f6c1f военные ниче не знают, у них другие команды.

[@M1chlos]

But why it's not written in Cyrillic, outside of the "delta" symbol. I am Czech and my first guess was that's is vychod/zapad (vostok/zapad), but then other symbols started appear and it didn't seemed like I was right.

[@foreveralone1082]

@@M1chlos actually there`s no need to write those symbols in Cyrillic, those are something like markings to distinguish the military equipment, cuz each unit performs a specific task. I know there are some other symbols like "Z*" or "Θ" but those perform the same function too, just markings being used for own needs.

[@johnnyapplesmith]

So wonderfully to see all the support for (V)olodymyr (O)leksandrovych (Z)elenskyy

[@СтепанСуроп]

But written with a. Alexandrovich

[@viktorzozulia9258]

@@СтепанСуроп nope, it’s written as Oleksand in Ukrainian

[@viktorzozulia9258]

@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein may i ask u smth?

[@viktorzozulia9258]

@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein хyй будeш?

[@viktorzozulia9258]

@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein who is Oleksandr Zelenskyy, and why are u talking bout him?

[@red_terra]

I'm from Russia, and we even have buses pasted over with the letter Z. this is terrible

[@ВладимирРеволюционер]

Что ужасного? Не на лбу же.

[@Theo_cracy]

@@ВладимирРеволюционер да то, что это блять фашистский символ. А букву V носили немцы в ВОВ

[@ВладимирРеволюционер]

@@Theo_cracy Я больше скажу. Триколор использовали нацистские коллабарационисты.

[@ЕленаЕлена-в1щ]

@@ВладимирРеволюционер Zzzzz

[@anzahanifathallah]

it's prolly just me, and i know that this is a very minor issue in the grand scheme of things, but i'm always annoyed when evil horrible people coopt benign universal symbols for their own use . for example, letters like "Q" or "Z", or numbers like "212" or "88"

[@Willow4526]

it's bcos there universal, makes it easier to remember, sneak into something without looking odd and harder to remove.

[@dyggas]

212?

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

What's 212?

[@dyggas]

@Russian Waifu dude, you are literally everywhere, in early comments to every Ukraine or Russia related video. What is your salary?

[@benoitbvg2888]

I know some Buddhists that would agree with you on that.

[@burrrnashev]

As I Russian, I must admit that the quality of the video is incredible. Everything has been explained concisely and without missing any important facts. Thank you! As for the sign itself, I am very concerned and upset about its rise and against it.

[@ZeldaFeb]

Thank you for not supporting this war❤️

[@LisSkills]

Thank you for crying in the comments! Very helpful!❤️

[@glebd.4689]

No one cares, but thank you❤

[@Анастасия-н6ц4ф]

@@ZeldaFeb don't trust the news, that 75% support this war. Actually, the question is "do you support war or you will be jailed for 15 years". Having this condition is basically making answer much difficult for many people. However, independent survey showed, that it is real figure, and 75% actually supports, but out of 31 000 people agency reached for study, 29 500 refused to answer, when obviously they are against.

[@ZeldaFeb]

@@Анастасия-н6ц4ф I figured most did not support it, I did not mean to imply that I thought majority of Russians supported it. I did not know the statistics though, thank you for sharing, I'm very happy to hear that!

[@Felevr]

it means this time Russia will send all their Gen Z to the war :D, which actually is happening ... a lot of teenagers soldier

[@nonofurbusiness509]

They're actually dying and its sad.

[@vyros.3234]

You have figured out the codd

[@vacafuega]

@@Ded111 eight-TEEN, nine-TEEN... checks out

[@Ded111]

@@vacafuega My bad. Just checked a dictionary. Thought "teenager" word has a bit different meaning in English.

[@Felevr]

@@nonofurbusiness509 it is

[@Loon-Loonz]

I think the fact that some actual russian people (including me) are watching this for the sake of actually knowing what's going on, should say a lot

[@firay3435]

Yeah same

[@MRLBRMNN]

That's interesting. Wish you all the best

[@ФомаКиняев-ж2ш]

лол

[@evilkat8143]

Я смотрю это потому, что мне это подсунул ютюб. Что отсюда можно было узнать? Оо

[@Heythere12344]

@@evilkat8143is Russia winning or losing?

[@myowncomputerstuff]

Seems pretty weird for Russia to use a letter used primarily in Western languages in their rally against the West's supposed antagonistic dominance. That would be like the US saying "God bless あmerica" in support of Pacific soldiers in WWII.

[@Anchovus]

Z and V are simply easier to write than З and В. Moreover, the main task of this campaign is to convey Russia's position to residents of other countries, and Latin letters are much more familiar to them and easier to remember

[@Наталия-ь5у]

Вы не поверите, но пропаганда и это нашла как объяснить: они сказали, что это старословянский язык. Исконно русский алфавит.

[@giovannigiorgio1536]

@@Наталия-ь5у Да, они чего угодно могут "объяснить". Путлер при всех живьём младенца сожрёт, скажут, что иначе бы его съели войска НАТО.

[@zefeereu8380]

@@Наталия-ь5у 1й раз слышу чтобы так говорили, уже понапридумывали

[@CalipsoPandemonium]

@@Наталия-ь5у впервые слышу, ахах

[@zeratulrus142]

4:05 is clearly anti-war graffity, it says "For war, for death, for poverty"

[@zeratulrus142]

Also at 1:10 it's not just children, most seem to be Hospice workers. Not that it changes much, just a clarification.

[@---.-----]

I can only see a big Z.

[@rodp.1]

I had no idea Putin was such a big fan of the Nissan Z chassis

[@lychka]

Russians: The Azov emblem is similar to the emblem of the SS division. Also russians:

[@АлександрШашлов-ш3щ]

У украинцев вся символика русская и имена тоже и фамилии тоже.можете считать украинцев предателями своего древнего рода.

[@VIPER276]

It's literally how to identify the Russian forces across the font line. Z means from Russia, O means from Belarus and V means Donbass.

[@michelmilaneh8963]

they should change the Z to an L it's more fitting of their military performance

[@juliuszkocinski7478]

an?

[@michelmilaneh8963]

@@juliuszkocinski7478 from a Z to an L

[@mrclickbaitali7029]

for what?

[@Hosmoo]

@@juliuszkocinski7478 because L means Loser

[@RajendraCholaPro]

Actually F would be good, F IN CHAT BOIS

[@pdenigma9444]

06:03 Quick correction Vox Those banners and flags weren’t destroyed. They can still be found today on display at the Central Armed Forces Museum in Moscow.

[@ericquiabazza2608]

Ao they where trown in the ground as a simbol of German colapse?

[@btnt5209]

A copy was destroyed, the originals in display

[@eilois]

i feel bad on people who actually use Z as brand his entire life before this whole Z hype

[@BazzBrother]

I felt bad for the god Isis these past few years, now i feel bad for agent Z from MiB

[@Kuba_K]

This is why you dont oversimplify your ligos

[@Claws_robotics]

big z from that weird penguin movie will never be seen the same again

[@loresoule6309]

HАШ Слава Богу 🙏❤СЛАВА РОССИИ 🙏❤АНГЕЛА ХРАНИТЕЛЯ КАЖДОМУ ИЗ ВАС 🙏❤БОЖЕ ХРАНИ РОССИЮ 🙏❤СПАСИБО ВАМ НАШИ МАЛЬЧИКИ 🙏🏼❤🇷🇺 ЧТО ПОДДЕРЖИМ НАШИХ СРАЗУ видно НАШ СЛОНЯРА🇷🇺🇷🇺💪 СВО слава тебе Господи🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪🔥🔥 СВО да хранит ТЕБЯ ГОСПОДЬ🔥💪💪🇷🇺 НАШ живчик СРАЗУ видно НАШИХ парней издалека🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪💪💪💪 СВОих не бросаем🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪Слава Богу СВО🙏❤СЛАВА СВО🙏❤АНГЕЛА ХРАНИТЕЛЯ СВО КАЖДОМУ ИЗ ВАС🙏❤БОЖЕ ХРАНИ СВО🙏❤СПАСИБО ВАМ НАШИ СВО🙏🏼❤🇷🇺 ХРОНИ СВО✊🇷🇺💯СПАСИБО ВАМ НАШИ МАЛЬЧИКИ 🙏🏼❤🇷🇺 ЧТО ПОДДЕРЖИВАЕТЕ СВО

[@ivanexell-uz4mv]

Leash obviously bot comment:

[@khalilahd.]

This is kind of scary and eerily reminds us of past wars 😕

[@ashleyoasis7948]

I know like Germany white western world order is evil like what Nato is now

[@hello-bg9hp]

4:06 'for war, for death, for poverty' this is often used as sarcasm

[@spaceniceguy]

In some years edgy people will tag "Z" in the streets instead of swastikas 🤦‍♂️

[@biji8427]

They propably already are

[@legokingtm9462]

Good, its better than the Germans symbol.

[@pain7958]

They already are.

[@rick7424]

@@legokingtm9462 you are that edgy kid based on your last three posts.

[@αστρον]

copycats

[@a.l2025]

I hope that this russian was now forced as conscript and will go give his support on front now! It would be very funny if he would run away like so many young russians now

[@sem3v5]

Конечно, Вы же лучше знаете, Вы же в России живёте. ))))

[@王景賢-n4r]

Those symbols are troop numbers representing different military regions Z: Russian troops from the eastern region 🅉 (Z inside the square): Russian troops from Crimea O: Troops from Belarus V: Naval Infantry X: troops from Chechnya A: Special Forces, including Special Rapid Response Unit, Alpha Special Forces and Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

[@dululjahma6609]

I also thought that, why VOX didn’t mention it?

[@winnxithepoo]

is this accurate

[@loweffort7743]

@@winnxithepoo yeah pretty much

[@Anonymous-t4w8u]

Exactly. Why didn't they mention that?

[@Phonixrmf]

@@dululjahma6609 2:05

[@RamiresHelena]

The first time I saw that letter being used by the Russian military, it immediately reminded me of Costa-Gavras’ film “Z” (1969), which is a disturbing masterpiece about an authoritarian regime. I wonder if Putin chose that as a symbol because he was ignorant of the film or - even worse - because the society depicted in the movie is the one he’s aiming at.

[@vincentchan4777]

bruuuuh, have you even seen the video? Putin didn't choose this symbol some military official chose this as a code for their battalions... pro war Russians manipulated it into a war symbol.

[@RamiresHelena]

@@vincentchan4777 the moment the government decided to embrace it, it became an official symbol. A great example of that is how heavily it was featured in that rally with Putin in Moscow.

[@AntaresIII]

@@RamiresHelena I will tell you as a Russian - at first the symbol spread among the people, everywhere in social media. Well, what should the government do in your opinion? Of course they took this symbol into account

[@dakefasso9124]

@@AntaresIII, дружище, чтоб гражданское общество задавало какой-то тренд политической дискуссии, нужно, чтоб это гражданское общество существовало. В России его нет. Так называемые "простые люди" не берут участия в политической повестке. Они ее послушно потребляют. Нет ни чувства ответсвенности, ни причастности к происходящему. Только примитивная солидарность.

[@AntaresIII]

@@dakefasso9124 доказательства отсутствия гражданского общества в студию, дружище. Ведь бремя доказательства лежит на плечах утверждающего.

[@thomasbrian1708]

The difference between a Rich person and a Poor person is how they use their time. Your Future is created by what you do Today not your Tomorrow.

[@davidwester6021]

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[@davidbrown1005]

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[@carrieeveritt9702]

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[@stephenhomokki3601]

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[@harleysinger6632]

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[@victorpanzerz5729]

Zадержка V развитии - developmental delay.

[@Haha-hoho-Mars]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy*

[@tales-l6b]

как контрнаступ? обосрались нацики, прям как в 44)) теперь ещё и хозяева из сша сливают

[@large_planet]

​@@Haha-hoho-Mars Зеленский не пил пиво в унивнрситете как путин, и он не рос в питерских подворотнях в нищите. Деменция у плешивого как раз таки.

[@justnoah2073]

The children's hospital one was beyond disgusting.

[@jeannie6258]

And sadly they probably had no clue of the true meaning or significance.

[@agitouhd]

And it was the Navoz Battalion who kills and bombs stuff. Plus did you knew that azov was located in that hospital?

[@XrapXx]

Well US usually bombs hospitals so.. I mean it ain't that bad

[@justnoah2073]

@@XrapXx I don't get why people think when I criticize Russia I must believe that the US is the shining beacon of morals in the world. Russia bombs hospitals too, I criticize every power that promotes and uses military. Russia is making these kids believe it's unjust war is good.

[@MichaelJ44]

I know right! We should let them change their changer instead and give them testosterone boosters!

[@GEG266]

In Mexico the Z has a rather obscure background because of a criminal group in the decade of 2010 called "Los Zetas" (literally "The Z's") which were almost a terrorist criminal group that made mid-day shootouts, executions, kidnapping,etc. and it started a war against druglords that to this day has had more than 200,000 deaths and much more "disapparead people". Some estimates suggests that the total death count of this war is around 400,000

[@chexrice]

Wasn't there a recent Zapatistas "war" and do they use the letter Z? Then there is the movie character Zorro that would make an Z with his sword.

[@GEG266]

@@chexrice the Zapatistas war was a different thing that happened mainly in the 90s with president Zedillo. The Z's were from the 2010 decade

[@Змеяющаякуса]

Los Zetas - cutthroat s

[@jaxondeancooper]

Why has the West not sanctioned this letter already?? see prequel to this video by smashing my face with the mouse

[@cynepkynep]

Чтобы ты спросил лолололол

[@kynepmycop]

@@cynepkynep и чтобы ты ответил на вопрос хахахаха

[@SamAlexInCAN]

I love watching the Z in destroyed Russian tanks, it reminds me that Russia may be a big country, but the bigger they are, the harder they fall

[@lawsontake7383]

As a child with cancer I can confirm there is nothing I care more about than the whims of my dictator. I'm kidding of course

[@starfall6686]

Yeah, I feel bad for those poor kids

[@philipp_6426]

I would like to note that all these "events" are held only in public institutions, ranging from schools and hospitals to factories and universities. The threat of dismissal or expulsion is hidden under the picture of mass support. On the other hand, there is also no anti-war movement, this is explained by the fact that for any single picket or other action, huge fines and the risk of imprisonment of up to 15 years are accrued. It comes to the point of absurdity when a man with blue and yellow sneakers was detained in Moscow.

[@ivario]

There is a movement, but small in scale and constantly under attack

[@tobbcittobbcit8899]

Some time ago a man was holding a blank piece of paper. Cops came up and took him into custody

[@philipp_6426]

@@tobbcittobbcit8899 Yes, this has also happened more than once. But just the day before yesterday, a circle of people were detained, who stopped and raised their hands as if holding a poster. In the protocol on detention it is written that "..the detainees held invisible posters with anti-government inscriptions in their hands"

[@cookiemonster59263]

I feel like this really needs to be considered regarding all the criticism towards Russian influencers and celebrities who are promoting pro-Russia messaging. While I'm certain some of them definitely do believe what they're saying, it's not like the ones who don't are given a choice in saying anything negative about the war when they're public figures saying things in public forums where the Russian government could easily come after them

[@ericquiabazza2608]

This make me remember so MUCH to Vietnam era documentaries. Remember how police just beat down Hippies because they opose a war the people has no interest in, but the state wanted power?

[@MendAmar]

1:19 and even Samsung has decided to remove the Z from it's foldable phones in some European countries and did not want to be misinterpreted as supporting Russia

[@winnxithepoo]

loollolllo

[@cheesybirdmess7349]

for real?

[@HavaN5rus]

1:11 "Outside in the snow". Lol it's almost always snow here. Just say "outside"

[@MrMokey24]

This makes me really nervous as a German, this is somehow really recognizable for us...

[@Dumify]

Hacken

[@Dumify]

Haken

[@wellness_channel]

Ты как немец должен заткнутся после того что вы натворили и советский Союз вам экономику поднимал подними архивы

[@askdan5876]

А символ батальона "Азов" Тебя не напрягает?)

[@MrMokey24]

@@wellness_channel Oh we know what the soviets did "for" us. That's why we are upgrading our military right now.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

World War Z The Ruzzians play the zombie part 😆😅😁

[@beans7067]

'I consider them symbols, and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded' -- George Carlin

[@grandsome1]

Written with a bunch of symbols, and said using a bunch of symbolic sounds. Symbols are what carries and encodes information that is shared by two parties.

[@Jay_in_Japan]

@@grandsome1 hey we got the guy from the dictionary here

[@AntaresIII]

@@grandsome1 exellent👌

[@GpOg-j3v]

“I don’t use means of communication or language, primarily because communication is for the literate-minded whereas I use telekineses to convey meaning” - me

[@olexandertverdohleb9874]

Z, V and O stands for - Zelenskiy Volodymir Oleksandrovich

[@benjamingotix]

александрович*

[@olexandertverdohleb9874]

@@benjamingotix по-украински - "Олександрович". Вроде как моё имя профиля должно было Вам подсказать

[@VladSedyh]

4:05 is actually a satire. It reads Za Войну, Za Смерть, Za Нищету. Meaning for war, for death, for poverty.

[@DANiel25178]

Where? I only see bus stop with the letter z. Where's the rest of the words?

[@alex_vee]

@@RizzY_RUS Vox edited video and mentioned that in a description: "Correction: A previous version of this video showed a photo at 4:06 of graffiti in Vologograd which depicted a satirical use of "Z" slogans. We have changed the image to a graffitied "Z" in St. Petersburg instead."

[@RizzY_RUS]

@@alex_vee yeah, noticed that after 30 minutes

[@marjan8888]

The Germans had a similar sign in the 40’s

[@philipmark3343]

I’m sure Nikon’s advertising department is super happy about this when it comes to their Z line of mirrorless lenses. 😑

[@anasilber8269]

Like anybody cares

[@lewisguapo]

They are ahead of their time

[@rick7424]

@@anasilber8269 Nikon and owners of these lenses care.

[@winnxithepoo]

loolllollo

[@AntaresIII]

Russians don't care.

[@kingthranduil8807]

So has comrad Ivan volunteered already for his country? Or his Z symbol is just for views of his tiktok account?

[@aleksandervaldmann]

About the meaning. Some say, that letters are marking different army groups according to their original location. Z is for Zapad (Запад - West) and V is for Vostok (Восток - East). I think, that the latin variant is chosen because it is easier to draw or make it with tape. Compare - Z vs З and V vs В.

[@braincell4536]

pretty much. There is also O symbols that are seen

[@succatash]

Very odd a Russia. Military using Latin z vs 3. They were using spray paint.

[@braincell4536]

@@succatash Probably easier to write or tell incase some Russians that were bilingual or use arabic numerals mistake it for 3 or the letter B

[@ГеоргийИванов-й6ю9ш]

@@succatash Letter З, з can be easily misread as number 3. And yes, Z and V is much easier to draw or made out of tape than З or В.

[@cloudpoint0]

Wrong meanings. The right ones are below. *Russian Military Markings* (per euromaidanpress) “Z” alone - Eastern Military District forces (not western as some claim) 🅉 or “Z” inside a square - Forces from Crimea (Southern Military District) “O” or a circle - Forces based in Belarus “V” - Naval Infantry forces (Marines) “X” - Ramzan Kadyrov’s Chechen forces (Kadyrov is a Putin-installed warlord in Chechnya) “A” with an extended crossbar - Alpha Group Special Operations forces (SSO)

[@danielstoyanov1833]

The Z was used to mark as pointed out the troops in southern Ukraine and V, O, on the Northern army force, because the Russians thought that the armies will meet so fast, that they need to be distinguished from each other, and of course to recognize foe from friendly. Any other meaning was added after the Russian army failed to capture Ukraine in a few days which was the initial plan. Also on 7:50 you can see that on the truck in the middle someone painted Z incorrectly and fixed it, because that's how educated Russian conscripts are.

[@cloudpoint0]

Wrong meanings. The right ones are below. *Russian Military Markings* (per euromaidanpress in Ukraine) “Z” alone - Eastern Military District forces (not western as some claim) 🅉 or “Z” inside a square - Forces from Crimea (Southern Military District) “O” or a circle - Forces based in Belarus “V” - Naval Infantry forces (Marines) “X” - Ramzan Kadyrov’s Chechen forces (Kadyrov is a Putin-installed warlord in Chechnya) “A” with an extended crossbar - Alpha Group Special Operations forces (SSO)

[@nmiller4085]

Z isn't a letter in Cyrillic though. Ask the average US soldier to write some Russian letter and he'd likely write it backwards too.

[@skayzi_lego]

everything is much easier. if you remember, there were exercises before entering the territory of Ukraine. And almost all of this equipment participated in the exercise, and there they were divided into two groups "Z" - west, "V" - east. and these symbols simply did not have time to be erased, but then, when they became recognizable and associated with the Russian army, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated what this means for victory, etc.

[@danielstoyanov1833]

@@nmiller4085 Maybe you are right, but I come from an eastern European nation that uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and pretty much everyone knows English here, or even if they don't know enough to speak it, they at least know the English alphabet.

[@danielstoyanov1833]

@@skayzi_lego Yes in fact that makes sense, because in Russian east is "vostok" and west is "zapad" if they are written in english alphabet.

[@zoeydeu2261]

Z is for Zelensky. Putin has gifted so many tanks to Ukraine, might as well mark Zelensky's initial on it

[@Adam-mj5hl]

If I were Zorro, I’d sue the Russian Federation for trademark infringement.

[@simongrozov1801]

4:06 lol these actually say "For war", "For death", and "For poverty"

[@donnathedead7554]

They must have changed it because you are the 3rd person I see with that timestamp and no graffiti is there.

[@ske2004]

@@donnathedead7554 it was probably cut out from the video

[@donnathedead7554]

@@ske2004 Yeah they did. How lazy of them. They should have fixed the translation instead. I would have liked to have seen it. Guess the actual graffiti didn't suit their narrative.

[@ske2004]

@@donnathedead7554 Not really lazy, youtube editor only allows you to remove or blur a part of video, you need to reupload the video if you need anything more to change.

[@SanyT74]

Сила в правде пишут, а из телевизора сплошное вранье!)))

[@shadowingmirror4634]

Can u let me no what’s going on

[@reallyman6502]

@@shadowingmirror4634 usual stuff We are being boldly lied to on TV

[@Valiere2024]

This symbol has even become controversial enough for games developers to ban it's usage. In Gaijin Entertainment's War Thunder for example, you would see many instances of Russian tank users putting the decal on their tanks. They didn't explicitly say they were banning that but it was implied as they stated they were limiting decals to fall more in line with new legislation (Germany, Poland, etc.) It frustrates me to no end seeing that symbol. Even if you can somehow justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, being pro-war is never a positive movement and should be condemned whenever possible.

[@Notna-e5s]

Z

[@Чёрныйбаронъ-д1ы]

Они имеют право поддерживать кого угодно.

[@ironkiss_3397]

Z

[@Valiere2024]

@@ironkiss_3397 Edgy.

[@ironkiss_3397]

@@Valiere2024 Cope😏

[@pinochet3698]

This war is even more just than the last one

[@joeandhunterloveukraine1857]

If Russia is Z, then Ukraine is the NotZi?

[@pandysnufkin]

funny joke, unfortunatly i didnt laugh

[@Bu11t0N]

Гений

[@Beloff777]

Funniest comment in the whole section. Also the most based one

[@corebabajustin1238]

@@pandysnufkinbeta!

[@АнатолийШпак-э2н]

Good one

[@nychellebrewer]

I suppose the whole "zombie" connotation is fitting.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

This is all going to end badly for Russia.

[@УкраїнаПереможе-н1н]

Yep and good for ukraine ukraine will win for sure we are strong and if they say truth will win they mean ukraine will win

[@AntaresIII]

@@УкраїнаПереможе-н1н In order to defeat Ukraine, it’s good to start by declaring war. But she doesn't announce. Have you wondered why?

[@qaz2173]

... or not.

[@soocccermommy1326]

@@УкраїнаПереможе-н1н Ukraine will never win - the army, who hides in schools and country houses will be killed in disgrace

[@vladislavkudriashov798]

мне страшно осознавать, что началась войны и ещё страшнее от того, что эту войну начала моя страна

[@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина]

Твоя страна видимо Америка.

[@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина]

Ну просто полный абзац через год конфликта писать такую чушь! Времени разобраться не было? Тогда политика это не твое, иди музыку послушай

[@vladislavkudriashov798]

@@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина почему Америка начала войну?

[@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина]

@@vladislavkudriashov798 потому что организовала гос переворот.

[@alexandertumarkin5343]

@@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина Какое у вас образование?

[@ChosenOne6666]

Russia is the second best army in Ukraine.

[@mikatu]

Not the second. First is the Ukrainian army, second is the ukranian farmers, third is the Ukrainian civilians and fourth is the russians.

[@W4LT3R_594]

The fourth should be the Ukrainian tractors, the fifth should be the Russian army, not the Russians😊

[@mb7721]

Hahahaha keep dreaming ukrain keep dreaming and keep buying western weapons.

[@bramj1130]

1. Ukrainian army 2. Ukrainian farmers 3. Ukrainian civilians 4. Ukrainian tractors 5. Ukrainian LGBTQ+ community 6. Russian army

[@Nunvuadr]

Ukraine still cannot retake the territories occupied by this weak army since 2014

[@johard_gohard]

Branding the door of someone who doesnt support you with a Symbol? Thats exactly what people in his town did to one of my great-grandfathers when he did not vote for the right party in 1932.

[@nipe2121]

And more you read, more similarities there are. All the way from politics to use of fanatic soldiers.

[@vaniys]

узнал о своей стране намного больше, чем от российских СМИ. спасибо

[@B1URryface]

Бля, а чё тут узнавать. Если ты этого не знал, то подкрадываются большие сомнения, что ты жил в этой стране

[@Shoorik100]

@@B1URryface у многих в стране очень ограниченные знания своей истории, на уровне "где мне это в жизни пригодится, я что историк?"

[@Ddofdopdghk]

💯

[@vaniys]

@@B1URryface я про этот самый знак Z, а не про историю говорю. российские СМИ очень ограничено и сдержано говорят информацию об этой «специальной операции»

[@ИмяФамилия-ы8й9з]

@@vaniys все что положено знать вам, тупым березовым гномикам они СМИ до вас донесут не переживайте!

[@ricardosegarrairizarry8396]

I think "L" suits them better.

[@joseaca1010]

i find russian obsession with WW2 a bit baffling, while for other countries that also suffered like britain, france and poland, it seems like both a tragedy and a display of heroism in the face of adversity, for the russian it seems like part of the identity of the country itself, almost like a founding myth

[@soloshotfirst1118]

Hitler surrendered to Russia. End of story.

[@tissohann8457]

I think this is the case because of the scale. Another important fact is that world war 2 was the only major war (since the 1856 crimean war) which they didnt lose or had their army underperform making an embarrassment of itself. Here are all the major wars they lost: - 1856 crimean war - world war 1 - 1918 finnish civil war - 1920 war of Estonian independence - 1921 polish-soviet war - 1940 winter war was kinda a soviet win but they severely underperformed loosing 300k soldiers, while Finland lost only 70k - 1989 Afghanistan - 1996 chechen war

[@goldnboyRU]

That's because of big losses in WWII. Every country lost many, but USSR lost ALOT. Just search for WWII losses by country.

[@beetooex]

I bet they don't teach Russian children that Stalin invaded Poland the same time Hitler did. They would have remained allies if Germany hadn't betrayed them. They've nothing to be proud of.

[@Salim_Habib]

A lot of people starved in Russia because of ww2...I believe upto 3mill people. They have every right to be obsessed by it

[@RoyPearsonVue1313]

What about ZZZ? Does that still mean someone is sleeping or does it now mean someone is sleeping for eternity with with sunflower seeds in their pockets which would bloom into flowers?

[@beergychka]

Z in this case means Zalupa.

[@barrettvonwulfmann5281]

Zalupali nacisti.

[@233j]

It's to represent their military's perfomance: 😴💤

[@KhaIid-]

idk about you but russia has the entirety of eastern ukraine occupied and its not looking so good for ukraine unless gorging on western propoganda will make you think its better

[@233j]

@@KhaIid- "The entirety"

[@MartinGrandma]

@@KhaIid- by the entirety you mean like a quarter?

[@kingofthecreek]

In Las Vegas, Nevada USA there are casting of Ukrainian women to work as strippers.

[@pathet11cc]

Z means "Zalupa" and it's obvious

[@ILya-vs4wj]

Ну типа)

[@mindx316]

thats true

[@Goldes14]

Zalupa²

[@ИванВильямс]

Казалось бы причем тут Залужный

[@foxtrot4755]

Zelensky or Zaluzhny?

[@Firecrackercam]

I dont think a picture with soldiers and a Z is a meme....

[@dolorsitametconsectur]

They don’t mean a meme as in an internet meme. They mean a meme as in a part of culture passed on through social means, which an internet meme is a subtype of.

[@MyCrafcik]

Bruh it's literally Z = Zapad = West and V = Vostok = East

[@REZA-tl5kr]

what about the Os? would make sense since they used the Z twice, in a box for the south

[@AS-mb1uu]

Not truth

[@АлександрБелаконь-с7г]

​@@REZA-tl5kr O means central army group

[@theendoftheline]

Hey, this was pretty indepth coverage of a foriegn media event, not easy to do, thanks VOX

[@sashassstars]

Really informative and clear video. Is there any chance of adding more subtitles (primarily Russian)? It would be nice to be able to share such an approach to the topic to some more or less interested Russian speakers. Although English is considered a must, there still is a bigger barrier of checking out foreign content with no attempt on enlarging the possible audience made. Also, I think this should actually be one of the main target groups.

[@lailaswear4301]

Да вы не переживайте. Те, кто хочет разобраться, найдут способы. Уже нашли способы. У нас благо остались хоть какие-то независимые СМИ (средства массовой информации). А тех, кто поддерживает войну, это видео, как и никакое другое, не переубедит.

[@kkhertzmusic5696]

@@lailaswear4301 вы правы, никто не забудет тех 14,000 людей на Донбассе которые умерли из за Украинского правительства. Разве это правильно?

[@THE-LLIOPOX]

@@kkhertzmusic5696 впервых ООН говорит о чуть более 3 000 убитых, а СК России вообще 2.600,а во вторых погибших на нынешней войне стало гораздо больше, но ради чего?

[@arakihirohiko580]

@@THE-LLIOPOX да, ООН никогда не врёт по отношению к Россию. Не знаю есть ли точная статистика о количестве выпущенных снарядов, а также о попаданиях в гражданские объекты, но(за те самые) 8 то лет, постоянных обстрелов звучит не убедительно. Но сам лично помню что года 2 назад читал (да, да на Вики) о официальных потерях в районе около 10 тысяч. Ради чего эта война? Наверно как это было и всегда, чтобы враг был дальше на границах от нашей страны. И ради очередного убеждения в то что долголетняя дипломатия не помогает

[@jeremiahedwards2073]

In a way it's ironic that Russian nationalism would ossify around a non-indigenous symbol from the West. I can't help but think that their introjection of the "Z" is a sign of their subconscious desire to be like the West.

[@blackmarket2284]

This is the problem of all people of Putin's generation, they are the most Soviet of all Soviet generations and are filled with a sense of revanchism and trampled national dignity so much that they do not want to perceive reality, and do not believe in anything creative. They have literally an eternal war of all against all and the cult of the death of Russia in their heads. It's not ironic.

[@Чёрныйбаронъ-д1ы]

Эта буква была в ранней кириллице. В церковнославянском её до сих пор используют.

[@JurgenMiHoff]

Soviet Union had the most causality during WW2....nothing glory to trademark behind lol so sad

[@dayalcober89]

I feel sorry for the letters Z and Q. They've come to represent everything that's repulsive in society today. A lot has changed since the heyday of Sesame Street, a time when Z and Q can both stand proud next to Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Grover, The Count, Bert & Ernie, Kermit and my favorite Oscar, the loveable grouch.

[@LucasMartin-im5ub]

Pfp checks out

[@davistud]

@ day alcober yep!

[@cloudpoint0]

"Q" is not a symbol used by Russian forces. "O" is used though, for Russian forces based in Belarus.

[@dayalcober89]

@@cloudpoint0 Q anon

[@lovemoviesful2]

Lol

[@Astinel]

In the future letter Z will be censored.

[@neonlight1214]

Cope 💤💤

[@leahozhantortune771]

@@neonlight1214 😂

[@AntaresIII]

It's already censored.

[@Jaujau933]

"Z" IS GOOD because the Ukranians always know they're hitting the right tanks, the ones marked with "Z" 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👋

[@jeremias-serus]

Zelensky will lose his war in a week or two. Peace will be restored soon.

[@Mentalex0]

@@jeremias-serus first of all, you'll be crucified

[@АскарТуребеков-ж2н]

@@jeremias-serus Nope. Russia can't eveb win in Eastern Ukraine.

[@jeremias-serus]

@@АскарТуребеков-ж2н What are you talking about? Time is against Zelensky. It doesn't matter how many little skirmishes Russia loses, there are over one million Russians vs. less than fifty thousand Ukrainians. Zelensky will obviously not win.

[@АскарТуребеков-ж2н]

@@jeremias-serus Not really. Russia is very far from Kiev. They are contentrated in Eastern Ukraine, Donbass region now. Russia is an evil occupier. Stole so many lands from natives: Karelians, Vepsians, Mari El, Mordvins, Tatars, Bashkirs, Chechens, Dagestanis, Kalmyks, Khakas, Altaians, Tuvans, Buryats, Yakuts, Evenkis, Evens, Chukchis etc.

[@houstonwasd1112]

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