MOSCOW, Apr 30 Russian Dota 2 esports team Virtus.pro disqualified after its player Ivan Moskalenko (Pure) drew the letter Z on the mini-map during the match, Beyond the Summit (BTS), the organizer of the Dota Pro Circuit tournament, reported on Twitter. While waiting in the Eastern DPC League match, Europe against the Mind Games team, Moskalenko drew a symbol similar to the letter Z on the mini-map. After that, his partners began to paint over the drawing. Moskalenko later apologized for the symbol. He said that the letter Z he got unconsciously. In addition to the disqualification, Virtus.pro received a forfeit defeat in the match with Mind Games and all subsequent games. The Latin letters Z and V are applied to the sides of Russian military equipment participating in the military operation in Ukraine since February 24 2022. In Russia, the letter Z has become an unofficial symbol of support for the operation.
