Strip club offers free admission to soldiers fighting in Ukraine

A strip club in the southwestern Russian city of Saratov has unveiled a special offer of free admission to servicemen taking part in the ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine. 

Billboards advertising the offer were spotted across the city this week. Footage circulating online shows signs featuring camouflage-colored ‘V’ and white ‘Z’ symbols, which are commonly associated with the Russian armed force's offensive.

The letters originally appeared as tactical markings used on equipment by various groupings of Russian troops at the start of the hostilities in February 2022. The symbols subsequently went viral and ended up acquiring a meaning deeper than their originally intended purpose.

According to information posted on the website of the strip club, which is called Men’s Club Privat, the special offer is set to run from May 1 to August 1. To gain free entry into the venue, a serviceman has to produce documents confirming his participation in the operation.