MOSCOW — As Russia shut down this week for the Day of National Unity on Thursday — a state holiday instituted to substitute for the Nov. 7 commemoration of the 1917 October Revolution — the ...

It has become a symbol of the Russian invasion, painted on military vehicles, printed on T-shirts and widely distributed through social media in support of Moscow's war.

The symbol 'Z' has floated about the war in Ukraine after Russia invaded. It's developed a conspiratorial following.

The Russian bear became a symbol of Russia through a strange set of circumstances, and the whole story goes to show that fake news has been around for hundreds of years. To begin with, the bear is ...

But by now most know the meaning: One of the more surprising footnotes to the awful story of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the transformation of the letter Z into a loaded symbol.

The "Z" symbol has also cropped up among members of Russia's lower house of Parliament, the Duma. Maria Butina was convicted of serving as an unregistered foreign agent in the United States trying ...

What exactly this symbol is supposed to mean, however, no one can say — which is why it’s perfect for a regime trying to sell its citizenry on an ideology that is itself half-baked.

How the letter 'Z' became Russia's pro-war symbol 02:23 Now playing ... “This symbol invented just a few days ago became a symbol of new Russian ideology and national identity,” Galeev added.

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She ...