Chapter 11: Z-Bandits
[Be aware: This is work of provocative fiction. It is based on real events, history and People.]
Did you know?; that the white "Z" painted on many (military) equipment used by (Russian military or security forces of Federation) is actually "S", a recognition symbol for "Stalin's mafia"? Shockingly, right?
What started as a symbol of Soviet wartime bravery, (the St. George Ribbon), was stolen by criminals to become they iconic logo for this era, a symbol that spread fear and oppression. Its a badge of their bandit group, currently mostly known as the Z bandits. But through history, they used many names, such as the hard core of communists party, Bolsheviks and even fancier ones. Its like a secret club of underground evil society, straight forward from some popular made-up story. (But mostly, secretive talks about them, were the source for those book stories.)
This bandits group dates back far into the past and traces of it go back to the time, where these bandits could had they dirty hands in a plot, of letting the Mongol army into the city of Moscow. That's when those bandits (in some sense) received a training from cruel occupants and copy quite a lot of dark evil practices, witch they used in next centuries like initial guiding book for they crime activities. (A certain infamous villain holds onto it like the bible.)
This crime group, in next centuries got very well known for sowing and spreading conflicts, unrest, lies and crime of all kind, all over the world; especially targeting vulnerable people and organizations. All in order, for they future expansion. Forcing forces loyal to law, (Rule of Rules) who aim to protecting they citizens, to be busy with own problems, and survival. So they will not have strength and motivation to pursue the Z bandits and they mafia like business.
This group, realized that they deception, lies and blaming other for they wrong doing; is they strongest skill. They got boldly and manage to sneak under the wings of government and such pretending to be the loyalist and defender of Rule of Rules, as private army for the Czar or something similar.
Currently the executive power core of bandits, (or more precisely, their participating versions), is simply know as the Chernyy. [Black] A personal death squad army of guardsmen, (Dark Royal Gard), under direct command of mafia boss. They committing any kind atrocity and oppression against Russian citizens, like a slavers keeping leach tight, spreading cruel will of the big bad boss. (For example, like the terrorist attacks, in order to crush the ruler's competition, and strengthen his prestige through complete control of the media.)
Like during the expedition campaign toward Siberia, this (private military army), without supervision from capital had a free hand to show they true color as bandits. Part of them put down they uniforms, filling role of raiders and thief's, causing trouble for local communities. So locals were then forced by tricks, to ask for help from the expeditionary army from Moscow, which was the same group. In the end the locals tribes defenders got massacred in the name of conquest, putting locals into subjugation.
With the advent of the industrial age and the population boom, these bandits sent their agents and spies all over the world. They managed to provoke several armed conflicts and wars, being particularly successful as an organization in starting the First World War. They spread discord and evil wherever they could, by whatever activities they could. They successfully caused several massacres by shooting (from and into) the crowd from hiding places. It was not only the public assassination of Ferdinand that became the historical spark, when the crime investigation proved who was really responsible for these evil deeds that caused the world war; but the bandits again lied and dragged other nations into the insidious high politics of lies and deceit, where they succumbed and brazenly lied, aiming to destroy free nations.
Moreover, they sabotaged peace talks to prevent World War I from ending, and practically on the same day, they seeded the start of a second war. They needed the world to deal with conflicts between neighbors and not go after those who were responsible for everything. Their agents did this all over the planet.
They biggest error was to betrayal the czar family, kidnapping them in false pretense of protecting them, then in that forest they murdering them all, burned they corpses and bury them so no one shall identity them. They do manage to steal the collective of states, but in they greed they overlook, that there was no one other they can blame for they actions anymore. So they double on the evil act, spreading suffering and onslaught, just to redirect people attention to someone else that them.
They keep the third (the cold world war) alive by any means, and in the end cause bankruptcy in many nations. And during fourth war (the global economic one), they really step up they play of trickery in digital age, shifting from direct slavery into Neo-Feudalism, trying to grasp nations, states and companies under subjugation so they can suck them dry like a leaches. Yet, as thieves the fail again and again to keep a low profile and got exposed to too large amount of people hungry for justice and change.
Even after collapse and dissolution of Soviet union when they hide into shadow to withstand for them the bad weather of upcoming democracy, turning they stolen coats around, they manage to make theirs grand return. In they revenge against society crashing down any hope for better future. They survive and adapt to the new world, following new rules to commit they crimes again. The new Big Bad Boss, rule the federation like it is a mafia organization. As a top mafia boss, he will order any cruelty or oppression if it allow him to reach his personal goals. He requesting (a tithe/ one-tenth /a tribute of loyalty), from his minions ans supporters from any crime that occurred, letting relative free hands if they obey him and only him. Those who refused to swear loyalty or pay tribute to him, or had complains against what he doing, were disposed or removed from his way by other means. But allowing such wide corruption, crime, criminalization of victims was really a stupid decision. After two decades, of this to be in place, it caused, that the Z bandits organization grow to big and fat, to badly sucking federation dry like overgrowth leech, leaving the republic weak.
Then a sociopath nihilistic woman, manage to become a girlfriend of certain big bad mafia boss, seducing him to do his special military operation. Without consulting with his staff, who will tell him that they are not ready, he launched the biggest fiasco of his cruel regime. When he realized, how much she screwed his mad dream of great plan; She died for that, with his hands on her neck. (Maybe she was laughing the whole time.) Then her body was thrown on side of the road in mafia style, like the rest of people who dear stand up and express that they was not happy how the thing are.
He didn't know how rotten the Federation was, because the (Yes sir!) henchmen he surrounded himself with, lied to him about everything, because otherwise they would end up like corpses. Not only ordinary people, but also members of his own mafia did not share his vision of the grand plan. The economy is outdated and modernization is just a sham. Corruption and theft are the norm at all levels of society. Most normal people are intentionally kept poor. His large army and its equipment are basically neglected, or worse; and not at all capable of conquering Europe. The economy copies the bandit model of criminal level exploitation of natural resources, robbing people of whatever they want and other shameless things. Then this stolen wealth is exchanged for foreign goods, which are falsely labeled as having been produced in the Federation.
A fish always stinks from the head, and the head of state is not only a ruler, but also an example to follow. However, most dictators are fools who think that their pretense can overcome their real actions.
So why the Z bandits just go from tank to tank, or truck to truck, and paint with white paint the "Z" symbol on every vehicle and equipment? Its not an official symbol of Russia Army, so it shall be marked and punishable as Vandalism. But thanks to the Big Bad Boss, Z bandits misusing they luxury to be above any law, yet they were afraid from those individuals, who without any holding back, will want a revenge on them specifically, for they crimes. The spreading of Z-symbol was to conceal the actual numbers of their bandit group. To hide in shadow of a crowd of a bigger organization. So they can do looting, kidnapping and do crime of all kind, while following the invasion army that will deal with those who can resist and stand against injustice. It was, so someone else will get blame for they wrong doing, or/and soak bullets that are addressed specifically for them. Remember, that throwing human waves onto those who desire targeting them specifically, is they signature.
Then came the establishment of the Shtorm-Z [Storm] penal infantry unit, a feeble attempt to disguise the truth that had come to light. Practically a death sentence: Either you die at the hands of your captor or you fight for Putin's ideals on a front.
But these bandits are afraid, they are sweating with fear, because the number of bodies that can be used in human waves is too low. They are scared because NATO and Interpol are going to bring all Z-bandits to justice (Warm or Cold), no matter how long it takes or where they hide. The determination, thoroughness and intensity is even greater than the exemplary cleansing of Europe from the Nazi presence, after World War II. There will be no ceasefire, because even the Russian political elites claim that the war will only end with unconditional surrender. (By which is meant: Putting the Z-bandits, Stalin's mafia, on trial; Warm or Cold. Liberating the Federation, Restoring the Government of Rules, Economy, Culture, Dignity. Membership in the European Union and NATO.) That is why so many bandits, mafia henchmen, and Putin supporters have simply run away and abandoned the Big Bad Boss. And many will follow (including the most loyal Chernyy) in an attempt to escape with the loot from the real police pursue, sniffing they trail.