Russians branded with a red hot 'Z' poker

Russians getting branded with a red hot 'Z' poker
Russians are showing their support for Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine by branding themselves with the 'Z' symbol using a red hot poker.

Nexta, a Belarusian media outlet, shared a video on their official Twitter account which featured a shirtless man being branded on his chest.
The letter 'Z' has become a sinister symbol marking support for Russia's barbaric invasion of Ukraine with comparisons to the Nazi's swastika.
First seen on tanks and armoured vehicles on the battlefield, the letter Z has since been adopted for propaganda purposes by Vladimir Putin's supporters back home.

It has appeared on cars, clothing and signs and in images such as a sick photo of a Z reportedly made by Russian soldiers from the badges of Ukrainian troops killed in action.

In the video, the shitless man is leaning back against a piece of scrap metal in what looks like a shed full of junk.

The man has his eyes closed and is gripping his crossed legs while the poker with the Z symbol is heated up off camera.

The man off camera who is brandishing the poker then places it on the left side of the Russian's chest and an audible burning noise can be heard.

The branded man flinches as smoke or steam fumes from the contact before the cameraman looks away.

When he comes back into frame, the newly-branded man keenly tries to look at the damage that has been done.

He then stands up and begins yelling in Russian with one arm raised.

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Russians have adopted the Z symbol in a bid to throw their support behind their President's brutal invasion.

The letter first appeared on tanks during the early stages of the invasion back in February but has since become a prevalent image of Russians backing Putin's campaign.

Just this week, a horrific video appeared to show the castration of a Ukrainian soldier by Russian troops wearing patches that featured the Z icon.

The sickening footage in question, which MailOnline is not publishing, shows a group of men wearing Russian camouflage pinning a soldier in Ukrainian fatigues down and using a box-cutting knife to remove his genitals and then hold them up to the camera.