On February 24, US Air Force fellow Lt Col Tyson Wetzel was quoted in a Task & Purpose article titled “Here’s what those mysterious white ‘Z’ markings on Russian military equipment may mean.” His comments clarified the purpose of Z markings recently seen on Russian military equipment as a deconfliction measure meant to prevent friendly fire.
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