In Russia, the Dagestan Ministry of Agriculture and Food published and then deleted a video of a large herd of sheep being driven - each animal had the letter Z written on it..
According to local media, the video was published on the official account of the department in social networks and was accompanied by a fragment from Oleg Gazmanov's song: "
The letters Z and V appeared in February 2022 on Russian military equipment participating in the war against Ukraine.. Subsequently, Russian authorities and propaganda began to use these letters to show support for the invasion..