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other Ukrainians attacking the vehicle.

...the same reason Russia chose to mark their vehicles.

Ukraine doesn't have a better blue force tracker so any Ukrainian drivers of such vehicles would be in a huge risk.

I think I have seen photos of Ukrainian vehicles that had a letter on them too. I won't say what it was!

The laws of war - and also their own missiles.

Laws of war refer to the patch on the shoulder, nothing else. Otherwise it would be completely up to interpretation if somebody is part of a nation state's armed forces.

> Isn't this style of beard typically worn more by Ukrainians than Russians?

> Does this guys have a "Z" meaning he's a Russian soldier? Or is it civilian fan of World War Z?

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