Syrian fighters wield ’Z’ signs as Russia sends foreign fighters to front line

Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► Images of cheering Syrian fighters holding up posters bearing the ’Z’ symbol of the Russian invasion have been broadcast by the Kremlin. The video footage on the Russian defence ministry television channel was broadcast shortly after President Vladamir Putin announced he would be sending foreign volunteers to fight in his faltering invasion. Zvezda TV showed footage of the camouflage-clad gunmen holding posters with the ’Z’ symbol, as well as Syrian flags and banners of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Read more here: Russia’s defence minister has claimed that 16,000 fighters, mostly from the Middle East, have volunteered to join Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu made the claim in a televised security council briefing on Friday as Mr Putin ordered him to expedite t