I am aware of the Z symbol that is allegedly used by Russian loyalists such as the ones participating in the invasion of Ukraine, and are looking for an explanation as to what the fuck it is that is not from some regressive leftist source.
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Anyone familiar with modern warfare knew immediately that it was just a marking to help identify which division's vehicles they were, and reduce the likelihood of friendly fire incidents.
The rareness of the letter Z outside slavic languages likely contributed to the feeling of mysteriousness, and caused uninitiated western observers to basically psy-op themselves into thinking it was some ominous symbol of russian nationalism, which Russia then decided to play along with, because watching your enemy shit their pants over an IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) marking is funny.
It's like the new "ok" hand sign