It was also shown off at Russia's Army 2024 event. To get ZOV on Steam, SPN's lead dev Alexander Tolkach told PCGamer that it "went through [a] very long moderation process.

Pavel Filatyev, a Russian soldier who fought in Ukraine, wrote a long story denouncing the motives behind the war and the appalling condition of the Russian army, before going into exile.

A new game hit Steam yesterday—Squad 22: ZOV. Claiming to be "officially recommended by the Russian Military for use as a basic infantry tactic manual for cadet and Yunarmy [Russia's state ...

34-year-old Pavel Filatyev has served in Russia's military twice. Now, after posting a scathing manuscript on social media criticizing the military's actions Ukraine, he has fled to Paris, where ...

“ZOV” describes a chaotic Russian army in which demoralized recruits were equipped with rusty guns and ill-fitting uniforms. On Feb. 24, the day the invasion began, ...

Former Russian paratrooper Pavel Filatyev e-published a 140-page memoir titled "Zov," meaning "Calling," a criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Russian army.