In Yekaterinburg, on the territory of the railway connection of the Central Military District, an installation in the form of the letter Z was opened, which is made of rails and painted in the colors of the St. George ribbon. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
As noted in the department, the monument is dedicated to «the exploits of military personnel — participants in a special military operation in Ukraine.» The opening ceremony began with a minute of silence in memory of the Russian military who died in the war, after which the railway workers laid wreaths at the installation. «mz-publish-photo__image» data-type=»photo» data-slate-custom=»{«imgSrc»:»https://s3.zona.media/i/453c1c95e69ffb7a8ee338a326848e88″,»alt»:» ;"}» alt=»1″ />
Photo: Ministry of Defense
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense said that V and Z «are not official military symbols (designations) and do not carry a special load.» At the same time, the symbols are “recognizable and positively accepted” by Russians, as well as residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics.