Giant Symbols in Support of Russia’s Army Erected Outside US Embassy in Moscow

The US Embassy to Russia, which stands on Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok, is no stranger to the erecting of pro-Kremlin symbols on its doorstep, and they have ramped up since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The latest example is the appearance of three huge Latin letters “Z, V and O.” The first two are symbols used by the Russian military on their uniforms and to mark its operational vehicles during its operations during the war in Ukraine.

Underneath the letters is a slogan: “Za Победу, Сила V Правде, Отважные” which roughly translates as: “Victory in strength and courage.”

Further along the street in similar sized letters colored with the white, blue and red of the Russian flag is the phrase: #МЬIВМЕСТЕ – we are together.

The second sign outside the US Embassy in Russia #МЬIВМЕСТЕ - we are together. Photo: Twitter

For a number of years nationalist and other pro-Russian activists have placed images backing Moscow’s anti-Western foreign policy which have increased in frequency since Russia severed most of its ties with the West following the start of its war with Ukraine, that has dragged on for more than 21 months.

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