The letter, painted on Russian military vehicles, is suddenly ubiquitous in Russia, prompting talk of a Kremlin public relations campaign.

The Russian government has been using the letter Z, first seen on Russian tanks in Ukraine, as a patriotic symbol to rally Russians around the war in Ukraine.

The letter Z has become an emblem of support for the Russian invasion, but it's just the latest use of symbols to bolster the country's propaganda efforts.

The letter Z has become a controversial pro-Russian symbol during the war in Ukraine.

It has become a symbol of the Russian invasion, painted on military vehicles, printed on T-shirts and widely distributed through social media in support of Moscow's war.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of Ukraine, the letter Z has popped up on Russian tanks, trucks and cars, on a gymnast’s leotard, in a formation of terminally ...

Russian tanks emblazoned with ‘Z’ were first spotted on Ukraine’s border. Here’s how the letter became a pro-war symbol ...

Analysis: the use of a letter like Z as a political symbol is unusual as letters aren't meant to have any intrinsic meaning of their own Painted on the side of tanks and emblazoned on the shirt of ...

In an apparent bid to rally support for President Vladimir Putin, the letter Z has emerged as a sign of approval for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But its meaning is hard to decipher, experts say.

The letter's ubiquity has led many to conclude that its adoption is an orchestrated Kremlin effort to drum up support for the war.