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2022-02-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Mysterious ‘Z' Painted on Russian Tanks Closing in on Ukraine Border
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Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-20 06:28|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ]  Top

#1 "Mysterious" to some possibly.
Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-20 06:33||   2022-02-20 06:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Shades of "I think these are rubber bullets. Can anyone confirm?



Journalists: Without them, where would people in echo chambers go to remain activly misinformed?
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-20 06:38||   2022-02-20 06:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps they're gamesmen.
World War Z: Aftermath

Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-20 07:01||   2022-02-20 07:01|| Front Page Top

#4 pictures show trucks, not tanks

also, I'm pretty sure there is no pure Z sound in Russian --

they have a ZH sound and some others which sort of have a Z but not like the Z is zoo
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-02-20 09:04||   2022-02-20 09:04|| Front Page Top

#5 OMG! Z is the last letter of the alphabet. This can only be a reference to the end of the world. Or not.

A Russian "Z" looks similar to "3" and is the 9th letter of their alphabet. Unlikely to be painting their vehicles with Roman letters, I'm gonna guess this is some sort of graphic showing what unit they belong to.
Posted by SteveS 2022-02-20 09:11||   2022-02-20 09:11|| Front Page Top

#6 ZZZzzzzzz is taunting Biden
Posted by Frank G 2022-02-20 09:23||   2022-02-20 09:23|| Front Page Top

#7 There doesn’t appear to be a letter shaped like a Z in the Russian alphabet. Could it be a number 2?
Posted by trailing wife 2022-02-20 09:28||   2022-02-20 09:28|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm not saying the Russian markings have anything to do with the discussion of chevrons at this link, but it could be something similar.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-20 09:36||   2022-02-20 09:36|| Front Page Top

#9 It's a last stage or last minute measure intended to reduce friendly fire. In this case, from HIND attack helo's or RU jet fighters.

Note the inverted 'V' on this Abrams tank in the Kuwaiti theater of operation.

Also note the 'invasion markings' on the WWII C-47 at #1.
Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-20 09:43||   2022-02-20 09:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Or the big star on US vehicles during WW@
Posted by Chris 2022-02-20 09:52||   2022-02-20 09:52|| Front Page Top

#11 ZZZzzzzzz is taunting Biden

It may not be correct, but this is my favorite answer so far.
Posted by SteveS 2022-02-20 11:30||   2022-02-20 11:30|| Front Page Top

#12 It's for Z last time we see them.
Posted by Slappy 2022-02-20 12:39||   2022-02-20 12:39|| Front Page Top

#13 Z
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-20 12:40||   2022-02-20 12:40|| Front Page Top

#14 Obviously trolling Ukraine's comedian-president. Z gets the joke, да?
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-20 13:47||   2022-02-20 13:47|| Front Page Top

#15 Invasion markings are not a good sign for peace.

ARGUABLY they could be distinguishing between sides in an exercise.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-02-20 14:40||   2022-02-20 14:40|| Front Page Top

#16 Remembering in counter intelligence course the idea of individualized markings within a classified document or pieces of equipment that were being leaked to ID the perp by unique signature. Punctuational marking errors, so slight that they are invisible, or minor defects that are placed in altered places. SO maybe Putie is just using the high level scrutiny by the west to detect sources and methods? He is after all, KGB at heart.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-02-20 15:24||   2022-02-20 15:24|| Front Page Top

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