Shevchuk spoke about the refusal to play in the hall with the letter Z and the cancellation of the

concert Failed to reschedule the concert

The DDT group refused to play at the site in Tyumen, where they drew the letter Z, which is used as a symbol of support for the Russian military operation in Ukraine, group leader Yuri Shevchuk said in an interview with journalist Alexander Plyushchev on his YouTube channel.

“Maybe they decided to ban our concert because we changed the hall. We had a hall declared for a concert, and they drew a huge letter Z there. We refused to play there, moved the concert to another hall. They didn’t give us another hall,” Shevchuk said.

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The press secretary of the Tyumen Concert and Theater Association, Natalya Ryabkova, told the local portal 72.RU that she did not know the reasons for the postponement of the rock band's performance. “This is a rental event. We just provide a platform. <...> When I was last [at the Philharmonic] on the 15th, there were no symbols in the concert hall,” Ryabkova noted.

RBC turned to the official representative of Yuri Shevchuk for a comment.

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A huge sign in the form of the letter Z was previously hung on the facade of the building of the Tyumen Philharmonic Society. The authorities of the region said that the initiative was implemented by "active citizens", noted 72.RU.

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The symbols Z and V are applied to Russian equipment that is participating in a special operation in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Latin letter Z means "For the victory", and V - "The power of the truth" and "The task will be completed." Supporters of the operation and authorities began to use these symbols in everyday life.