After the Z, a white band to overturn the truth about Bucha

MOSCOW – Other than “Z” and “V”. An ostentatious white band on the forearm is the new symbol of support for Vladimir Putin and his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Local authorities and state employees are flooding VKtonkte, the Russian Facebook, with photos posing with the new banner of patriotic pride united by the hashtag #BelajaPoVjaZka (“White bandage”) where often the letters “V” and “Z” of the alphabet Latin replace the Cyrillic counterparts.