Artwork daubed on the ruins of a buildings near Kyiv by the underground British artist known as Banksy has been photographed and issued by the Ukrainian authorities in the form of a postage stamp to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of the country.
The murals shows an adult male in a judo outfit being flipped over on to his back by a young boy, illustrating the David versus Goliath nature of the conflict in Ukraine. Some observers say the adult male has more than a passing resemblance to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
The work appears on the wall of a house badly damaged by Russian shells in Borodyanka, near Kyiv. In the corner on the stamp version, the image is accompanied by an expletive aimed at the Putin character. Putin is known to indulge in the sport of judo and reportedly has a black belt in the martial art.
Following the issuing of the stamps, Ukrainians were witnessed standing in long queues in the capital city waiting to buy the stamps from the central post office, or Holovposhtamt. A woman named Maxime, aged 26, told the AFP news agency: "It's a very cool gesture for the world to understand Ukraine — that we remain in the spotlight."
The image comes in the wake of a number of anti-war artworks produced by the artist on damaged buildings in various Ukrainian towns that had been targeted for shelling by the Russians.
According to a report by the BBC, the judo graffito in Borodyanka was particularly significant, as the town was among the first to be seized by Russian soldiers after they invaded the country. The town was swiftly recaptured by Ukrainian fighters, who then reportedly came across evidence of atrocities having been committed there.
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In and around Kyiv, there followed the discovery of mass graves of Ukrainian civilians, with some of the bodies showing evidence of having been shot with their hands tied behind their backs.Russia has always denied committing any war crimes, but has never produced any evidence to back up its claims.
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