There is a lot of discussion about the Z mark seen on the tanks of the Russian army. Significantly, the ‘Z’ attracted public attention when it was seen on the Russia-Ukraine border with thousands of Russian tanks, vehicles carrying armored personnel. Also this mark has now become quite popular in Russia. It is also being seen behind cars, on people’s T-shirts.
Kamil Galev, from the research group ‘The Wilson Center’, says about this that some people are linking the meaning of Z to Z Pobedi (for victory). At the same time, some believe that Zapad is interpreted as the West. However, other experts about the Z mark believe that the Russian army is using this mark to identify its vehicles. So that the soldiers do not have any mistake in identifying their vehicles.
At the same time, according to a report in the Telegraph, such a mark is used for Rosvardia Troops. It means Russian National Guard. This is different from the soldiers of the army. Every action of Rosvardia Troops is directly informed to President Vladimir Putin.
After weeks of speculation about it, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that it came from “Za”. Which is the first word of the Russian phrase “Za pobedu”, which means to win.
By the way, the use of special marks was also seen earlier in American vehicles to expel Iraqi fighters from Kuwait. US Army vehicles during that time were painted with a large white chevron.
Last month, Professor Michael Clarke, former director of defense think tank RUSI, told Sky News that these symbols give information about the location of a unit or vehicles. The ‘Z’ was first seen on Russian vehicles entering the Donetsk region on 22 February.