With special stamps, the Ukrainian Post celebrated the artistic support of the British graffiti artist Banksy against the Russian war of aggression. The stamps issued to mark the first anniversary of the war show one of the motifs that Banksy left behind a few months ago in a Ukrainian town badly damaged by the war – in this case in the Kiev suburb of Borodyanka.
A young boy throws down a full-grown judo fighter who resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin – himself an enthusiastic judo fighter. On the stamps are the words “Putin, fuck off!” in Ukrainian next to them. to read. According to a BBC report, queues formed at the main post office in Kiev when the stamps went on sale.
