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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...
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
"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 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.
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.
If true, and the Z represents the western forces, then it should come to symbolize Russian failure, because the western theater was a catastrophic failure for them.
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
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.
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
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.
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
@@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
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.
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.
"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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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 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.
@@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!
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,
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"
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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...
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.
@@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.
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"
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.
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
@@B1URryface я про этот самый знак Z, а не про историю говорю. российские СМИ очень ограничено и сдержано говорят информацию об этой «специальной операции»
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
That's called, crackhead conspiracy theories Z stands for Zapad Which means "west" It's used to identify which fleet is which, sorry this wasnt exciting or sinister as you thought
@@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
@@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.
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.
@@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"
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
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?
@@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.
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.
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)
@@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."
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I haven't seen someone so determined to make her client profits as Amy Robinette. How she allows you express your fears and still calm your fears is something i admire about her.i don't usually comment on video but i must put the word out there. She very great.
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.
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 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?
@@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
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
Это был тонкий юмор от российского правительства. Это пропаганда просто издевательство над Зеленским.. Произошел троль. Они сделали Z символом пропаганды, но на Украинские люди идут против буквы Z- Против Zеленского . Российское правительство тонко намекнуло что его же люди его начнут ненавидеть. А люди дали столько смысла в этот символ. Они просто троллят над Зеленским.
My father and all my uncles fought in WWII and I’m 75 years old. These Russians are generations away from WWII. They have no direct memories of that war. It is their great grandfather’s war. This is the glorification of war.
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.
“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
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.
Thank you for the vid. As Russian I approve what you’ve said, everything matches and as it actually is. There was a part that actually was anti-war, but everyone already said it so thanks, very useful for the ones, who doesn’t understand what is happening. Russians Against War✌️
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.
@@skejeton 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.
@@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.
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.
Best part is he was third just like the Russian army in Ukraine after the second place military the ukranians farmers. And just gotta love that the first place guy was Ukranian
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@@servicingiq поумнее ничего не придумал ?
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@@servicingiq Как те, кто борется с нацистами могут быть зомби?
а какой-то переход он идёт наверное и чего?
I have a problem my real name starts with a z
History doesn't repeat itself but it sure does rhyme...
This form of symbolism sure does remind you of something huh
History does, and will, repeat itself
You sure does use a lot of sure does'es
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...
as mother used to say Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. and history is certainly repeating.
Maybe the invasion of iraq,libya,syria, afganistan right
I feel sorry for Zorro. You should have trademarked it, bruh.
My 4 year old loves dressing up as zorro :-/
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tss chale
I thought it is Z for Zelensky
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The joke saying that V and Z stand for Vladimir Zelensky is my favourite one.
ну или Vladimir zhirinovskij - по факту план наверно его и был.
@@judas12344 Мне больше нравится версия, что это Просвирнин душу Сатане продал за наступление всех этих событий.
a comedian
@@artemiy_hryniewski "О" - Олександрович
yeah, this dude is now Olodimir Elensky according to the european laws prohibiting these symbols
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.
Which forms the word ZOV
а почему свой алфавит не использовать? зачем ОМЭРИКАНСКИЕ буквы?
@@cyberbydlo Because English is the global language since the west runs the world lol.
@@thirtythreeeyes8624 We use Latin alphabet, these are not "american" letters, they're roman.
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
Guys, everyone knows that “Z” stands for integers, whole numbers.
I like where your heads at.
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Hello, fellow mathematician. Nowadays integers are more known by System.Int32
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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.
Stepan bandera. Right sector. Azov battalion.
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.
Isn't that kind of ironic tho
@@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.
History is repeating itself ☹️
We should refuse to accept this as a symbol for anyone/anything BUT Zorro.
@LookedLoose The original character that Batman ripped off
Zantafio from Spirou & Fantasio begs to differ.
@LookedLoose OH man, you sweet summer child.
lol I did remember too, there is a few memes that appears on google images
Ahhh, I see, you are a man of culture
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
Yep) i saw a couple of "Нет войне" - "No war" in Admiralteyski district yesterday)
а ведь действительно... Z просто появилось и я как-то приняла это, но откуда оно и что это вообще 😶😶
@@zipfleur5764Well, this graffiti help to identify cuckolds and betrayers of mother Russia
Z - Zа Россию, Z- Za Наших...
@@gamletsavier9355The traitors to Russia are Putin and his entire gang of followers of the Bolsheviks.
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.
Not Zorba the Greek? Lol
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.
How's Z invasion going
XD
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.
"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"
Imagine spamming the same quote in every chat and thinking you're an intellectual
@@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.
@@poikoi1530 but they learn and yearn to repeat the glory of the past
@@a.oshankar8741 cry about it
@@a.oshankar8741 i know about the Ukrainian S.S. unit of Ukraine
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.
If true, and the Z represents the western forces, then it should come to symbolize Russian failure, because the western theater was a catastrophic failure for them.
@@generalpopcorn6427 , твой никнейм отлично отображает уровень твоей компетентности в этой сфере )
Everything is really very simple... V - vladimir Z - zelenskiy 😳😳😳
а О значит...
@@WorkSmartAndHard Осевер и /\юг очевидно же😂
The gold medalists restraint to not beat the bricks off the bronze is staggeringly impressive
Interesting fact for you. Ukranian man gymnastic team have never win any Olimpic medal))
@@gamletsavier9355 Good.
@@gamletsavier9355 No one can compete with the mental gymnastics required to still support Putin in this war
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
Terpila moment 😂
the way they used children who probably had cancer for supporting the war is sickening
isnt life wild?
You mean kids in iraq?
@@akgamingzz in Mars
@@akgamingzzno no in your basement
That's better than dropping napalms on them, lol.
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.
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
@@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 ?
@@ristekostadinov2820 because he doesn't support the war
He should have worn an L
@@Sabengtung so why did he got to Poopin's Rally?
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.
Oh no how can i write Zoo when i keep getting flash back.. lol
Z means west
That's literally it
It's a fitting symbol seeing as Z can be used to spell Zionism
Iirc the symbol related to hinduism is anti clockwise/left turned while 'that' symbol is clockwise/right turned
Already did
Заквиэль стал популярным
My dad has an very old "Zorro" costume with a big Z on the front. Now I can´t wear it for decades xD
Have you seen New balance sneakers?
No. U can.
You can't do it in the West? No problem, comrade, we will bring freedom to your country too so You can wear it😉
@@Bogdanov96 stop LARPing not a shred of socialism exists in Russia today
@@Bogdanov96 stop LARPing not a shred of socialism exists in Russia today
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
Its from Wikipedia
@bocoy noiu Война миров Z c Бредом Питом, поэтому и такие ассоциации.
в Крыму v шки тоже ездеют
@@BillyNogamiBallNo в крыму скоро будет стоять памятник Бандере 🤩🤩🤩🤩
@@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
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.
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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.
Makes sense
But what would O stand for? 🤔
also Z can mean "Земля" (Land) and V for "Воздух" (Air), because Z often on land technic (tanks, trucks) and V on helicopters
What does the "O" mean then? It doesn't stand for any direction in Russian (sever:north, zapad:west, Vostok:east, yug:south)
Západ, Vóstok, gospodín «ja translitêríroval»
Russians: The Azov emblem is similar to the emblem of the SS division.
Also russians:
У украинцев вся символика русская и имена тоже и фамилии тоже.можете считать украинцев предателями своего древнего рода.
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.
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.
It’s half a swa-sticka
True but they were turned into something else.
srusian
satana
World killed
"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
Thank you
Many Thanks
Thank you random Citizen!
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.
@@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.
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.
Hip hip hooray! 🎉
ZVO
Nothing of value was lost from the Ukrainians?
@@epicninjacakez6716 чё?
@@eternalmeltdown A 5s search. Problems using internet?
4:06 slogans on the bus stops there are actually against the operation, they mean „for war, for death, for poverty“
true
Exactly))
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.
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I am from this city ✊
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.
Thank you for not supporting this war❤️
Thank you for crying in the comments! Very helpful!❤️
No one cares, but thank you❤
@@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.
@@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!
4:05 Ha! These three are actually anti-war protest slogans: 'For War!', 'For Death', 'For Poverty'!
You mean at 4:02?
ngl vox isn't really a checker more of a rusher
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,
Zадержка V развитии - developmental delay.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy*
как контрнаступ? обосрались нацики, прям как в 44)) теперь ещё и хозяева из сша сливают
@@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.
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"
I like to use Z as Z for Zelensky (parody of V for Vedentta)
It seems that the real "Zombies" are the soldiers "just following orders".
Zalupinskie
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
@@MSSLatvia litterally every soldier does that
From the Americans to Russians
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.
эти буквы уже давно используют не для этого
Это прям игра в кальмара
@@Arthur-f6c1f военные ниче не знают, у них другие команды.
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.
@@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.
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...
Jme dit que c'est sûrement pas une coïncidence...
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.
@@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.
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
@@patternrecon5271 ?
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
Yeah same
That's interesting. Wish you all the best
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Я смотрю это потому, что мне это подсунул ютюб. Что отсюда можно было узнать? Оо
@@evilkat8143is Russia winning or losing?
World War Z
The Ruzzians play the zombie part 😆😅😁
In some years edgy people will tag "Z" in the streets instead of swastikas 🤦♂️
They propably already are
Good, its better than the Germans symbol.
They already are.
@@legokingtm9462 you are that edgy kid based on your last three posts.
copycats
So wonderfully to see all the support for (V)olodymyr (O)leksandrovych (Z)elenskyy
But written with a. Alexandrovich
@@СтепанСуроп nope, it’s written as Oleksand in Ukrainian
@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein may i ask u smth?
@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein хyй будeш?
@Alberich Koenig Von Fegelein who is Oleksandr Zelenskyy, and why are u talking bout him?
Real meaning is zombie
zombies live in ukraine
No, real meaning is ZdoroVo(cool)
Real meaning is Operation Volodimir Oleksandrovich Zelenski
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"
it's bcos there universal, makes it easier to remember, sneak into something without looking odd and harder to remove.
212?
What's 212?
@Russian Waifu dude, you are literally everywhere, in early comments to every Ukraine or Russia related video. What is your salary?
I know some Buddhists that would agree with you on that.
If Russia is Z, then Ukraine is the NotZi?
funny joke, unfortunatly i didnt laugh
Гений
Funniest comment in the whole section. Also the most based one
@@pandysnufkinbeta!
Good one
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.
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
Вы не поверите, но пропаганда и это нашла как объяснить: они сказали, что это старословянский язык. Исконно русский алфавит.
@@Наталия-ь5у Да, они чего угодно могут "объяснить". Путлер при всех живьём младенца сожрёт, скажут, что иначе бы его съели войска НАТО.
@@Наталия-ь5у 1й раз слышу чтобы так говорили, уже понапридумывали
@@Наталия-ь5у впервые слышу, ахах
Z stands for zombies
O stands for orcs
V sands for \/aginas
Bravo!
узнал о своей стране намного больше, чем от российских СМИ. спасибо
Бля, а чё тут узнавать. Если ты этого не знал, то подкрадываются большие сомнения, что ты жил в этой стране
@@B1URryface у многих в стране очень ограниченные знания своей истории, на уровне "где мне это в жизни пригодится, я что историк?"
💯
@@B1URryface я про этот самый знак Z, а не про историю говорю. российские СМИ очень ограничено и сдержано говорят информацию об этой «специальной операции»
@@vaniys все что положено знать вам, тупым березовым гномикам они СМИ до вас донесут не переживайте!
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.
Ao they where trown in the ground as a simbol of German colapse?
A copy was destroyed, the originals in display
they should change the Z to an L
it's more fitting of their military performance
an?
@@juliuszkocinski7478 from a Z to an L
for what?
@@juliuszkocinski7478 because L means Loser
Actually F would be good, F IN CHAT BOIS
half hitler uses half svastika👽
Who?
@@heheboi200ukrop pootler obviously
@@mv3592 cry about it, okay
@@heheboi200ukrop Don't find your family in crocus city hall next time, be careful.
@@tornikegasviani9995 Don't find you're family in Twin Tower next time, be careful
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
I also thought that, why VOX didn’t mention it?
is this accurate
@@winnxithepoo yeah pretty much
Exactly. Why didn't they mention that?
@@dululjahma6609 2:05
I had no idea Putin was such a big fan of the Nissan Z chassis
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.
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.
@@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.
That's called, crackhead conspiracy theories
Z stands for Zapad
Which means "west"
It's used to identify which fleet is which, sorry this wasnt exciting or sinister as you thought
@@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
@@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.
Z 👊🏻🇷🇺
Bot comment 😂
Z means "Zalupa" and it's obvious
Ну типа)
thats true
Zalupa²
Казалось бы причем тут Залужный
Zelensky or Zaluzhny?
4:06 'for war, for death, for poverty'
this is often used as sarcasm
4:05 is clearly anti-war graffity, it says "For war, for death, for poverty"
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.
Z - Zombie
V - olodimir O - Leksansrovich Z - elenski
H-Hohol
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
Yeah, I feel bad for those poor kids
i feel bad on people who actually use Z as brand his entire life before this whole Z hype
I felt bad for the god Isis these past few years, now i feel bad for agent Z from MiB
This is why you dont oversimplify your ligos
big z from that weird penguin movie will never be seen the same again
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.
There is a movement, but small in scale and constantly under attack
Some time ago a man was holding a blank piece of paper. Cops came up and took him into custody
@@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"
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
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?
I'm from Russia, and we even have buses pasted over with the letter Z. this is terrible
Что ужасного? Не на лбу же.
@@ВладимирРеволюционер да то, что это блять фашистский символ. А букву V носили немцы в ВОВ
@@Theo_cracy Я больше скажу. Триколор использовали нацистские коллабарационисты.
@@ВладимирРеволюционер Zzzzz
The children's hospital one was beyond disgusting.
And sadly they probably had no clue of the true meaning or significance.
And it was the Navoz Battalion who kills and bombs stuff. Plus did you knew that azov was located in that hospital?
Well US usually bombs hospitals so.. I mean it ain't that bad
@@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.
I know right! We should let them change their changer instead and give them testosterone boosters!
This is kind of scary and eerily reminds us of past wars 😕
I know like Germany white western world order is evil like what Nato is now
Z is for Zelensky. Putin has gifted so many tanks to Ukraine, might as well mark Zelensky's initial on it
Vladimir Zelenskiy support Russia because he has a letter "z" and "v" in his name
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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.
pretty much. There is also O symbols that are seen
Very odd a Russia. Military using Latin z vs 3. They were using spray paint.
@@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
@@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.
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)
it means this time Russia will send all their Gen Z to the war :D, which actually is happening ... a lot of teenagers soldier
They're actually dying and its sad.
You have figured out the codd
@@Ded111 eight-TEEN, nine-TEEN... checks out
@@vacafuega My bad. Just checked a dictionary. Thought "teenager" word has a bit different meaning in English.
@@nonofurbusiness509 it is
Сила в правде пишут, а из телевизора сплошное вранье!)))
Can u let me no what’s going on
@@shadowingmirror4634 usual stuff
We are being boldly lied to on TV
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
I’m sure Nikon’s advertising department is super happy about this when it comes to their Z line of mirrorless lenses. 😑
Like anybody cares
They are ahead of their time
@@anasilber8269 Nikon and owners of these lenses care.
loolllollo
Russians don't care.
As a russian i can say, that Z stands for "Zombies".
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EU birth rate: 1.53
Canada birth rate: 1.47
USA birth rate: 1.70
Russia birth rate: 1.50
Ukraine birth rate: 1.23
Australia birth rate: 1.66
Israel birth rate: 3.00
@@annieher
Kieth Woods: "russian" oligarchs.
Igor Kolomoisky.
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@PatternRecon so essentially we are all walking dead.
@@patternrecon5271 are you trying to say Jews are gonna take over the world or something?
@@YusufKhan-ye7rp they did post WW2
Hey, this was pretty indepth coverage of a foriegn media event, not easy to do, thanks VOX
None of your business. Know the history before.
4:05 is actually a satire. It reads Za Войну, Za Смерть, Za Нищету. Meaning for war, for death, for poverty.
Where? I only see bus stop with the letter z. Where's the rest of the words?
@@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."
@@alex_vee yeah, noticed that after 30 minutes
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editors always killin it
Ikr
1:11 "Outside in the snow". Lol it's almost always snow here. Just say "outside"
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.
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.
@@lailaswear4301 вы правы, никто не забудет тех 14,000 людей на Донбассе которые умерли из за Украинского правительства. Разве это правильно?
@@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?
@@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
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
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.
@@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
Los Zetas - cutthroat s
This is all going to end badly for Russia.
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
@@УкраїнаПереможе-н1н In order to defeat Ukraine, it’s good to start by declaring war. But she doesn't announce. Have you wondered why?
... or not.
@@УкраїнаПереможе-н1н Ukraine will never win - the army, who hides in schools and country houses will be killed in disgrace
Это был тонкий юмор от российского правительства. Это пропаганда просто издевательство над Зеленским.. Произошел троль. Они сделали Z символом пропаганды, но на Украинские люди идут против буквы Z- Против Zеленского . Российское правительство тонко намекнуло что его же люди его начнут ненавидеть. А люди дали столько смысла в этот символ. Они просто троллят над Зеленским.
So kind of those Russians to print Z for Zelensky on everything.
I like seeing it that way, Z for Zelensky
@@beanlordthe3rd866 after all they are the biggest suppliers of weapons to Ukraine
My father and all my uncles fought in WWII and I’m 75 years old. These Russians are generations away from WWII. They have no direct memories of that war. It is their great grandfather’s war. This is the glorification of war.
Это память о наших погибших наших дедах и прадедах, и никому не дадим переписать историю
our grandfathers liberated the world from Nazism, now it's our turn.
Bruh, every russian has grandparents that participated in war. Have you ever seen Immortal regiment in russia?
Красная армия освободила мир от фашизма и нацизма.
@@XeroLu022 да загугли он проводится везде и в деревнях и в городах везде есть братские кладбища чтоб не забывать своих родственников и героев
'I consider them symbols, and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded' -- George Carlin
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.
@@grandsome1 hey we got the guy from the dictionary here
@@grandsome1 exellent👌
“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
Bruh it's literally Z = Zapad = West and V = Vostok = East
what about the Os? would make sense since they used the Z twice, in a box for the south
Not truth
@@REZA-tl5kr O means central army group
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.
And more you read, more similarities there are. All the way from politics to use of fanatic soldiers.
Thank you for the vid. As Russian I approve what you’ve said, everything matches and as it actually is. There was a part that actually was anti-war, but everyone already said it so thanks, very useful for the ones, who doesn’t understand what is happening.
Russians Against War✌️
Че ты несешь, больше русских все равно поддерживают СВО
Russians support this, stop bluffing
I hope RUclips and vpns will get banned in Russia
Are you safe by leaving this comment?
@spaks and in the same time they want to start another, don't be this naive
Don't accept any offer for a tea from anyone and under any circumstance!
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.
Pfp checks out
@ day alcober yep!
"Q" is not a symbol used by Russian forces. "O" is used though, for Russian forces based in Belarus.
@@cloudpoint0 Q anon
Lol
Soviet Union had the most causality during WW2....nothing glory to trademark behind lol so sad
In the future letter Z will be censored.
Cope 💤💤
@@neonlight1214 😂
It's already censored.
This makes me really nervous as a German, this is somehow really recognizable for us...
Hacken
Haken
Ты как немец должен заткнутся после того что вы натворили и советский Союз вам экономику поднимал подними архивы
А символ батальона "Азов" Тебя не напрягает?)
@@wellness_channel Oh we know what the soviets did "for" us. That's why we are upgrading our military right now.
4:06 lol these actually say "For war", "For death", and "For poverty"
They must have changed it because you are the 3rd person I see with that timestamp and no graffiti is there.
@@donnathedead7554 it was probably cut out from the video
@@skejeton 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.
@@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.
I think "L" suits them better.
I suppose the whole "zombie" connotation is fitting.
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.
Z
Они имеют право поддерживать кого угодно.
Z
@@ironkiss_3397 Edgy.
@@Valiere2024 Cope😏
Z in this case means Zalupa.
Zalupali nacisti.
If I were Zorro, I’d sue the Russian Federation for trademark infringement.
so it's the new svastika
Yeah, it's called the "Zvastika"
@@francescoghizzo its called hakenkreuz
@@bigl8939 its called karbole me lesh
*Azov battalion wants to know your location*
Zwastika
Russia is the second best army in Ukraine.
Not the second. First is the Ukrainian army, second is the ukranian farmers, third is the Ukrainian civilians and fourth is the russians.
The fourth should be the Ukrainian tractors, the fifth should be the Russian army, not the Russians😊
Hahahaha keep dreaming ukrain keep dreaming and keep buying western weapons.
1. Ukrainian army
2. Ukrainian farmers
3. Ukrainian civilians
4. Ukrainian tractors
5. Ukrainian LGBTQ+ community
6. Russian army
Ukraine still cannot retake the territories occupied by this weak army since 2014
The Germans had a similar sign in the 40’s
This war is even more just than the last one
Best part is he was third just like the Russian army in Ukraine after the second place military the ukranians farmers. And just gotta love that the first place guy was Ukranian
i got recommended this awfully early
Same ngl
Same
Same. RUclips knows i hate russia
real
this channel is very sus. This channel was on the list of friendly sites of CIA
And here I thought they were self-identifying as mindless zombies.
Oh, wait, that still makes perfect sense!
Z= zombiee👽