Ukraine's Banksy stamps feature art of Putin in judo match

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They reproduce a mural by the UK graffiti artist on a Ukrainian house devastated by Russian shelling.

The new stamps depict a man resembling Russian President Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy

The mural depicts a man resembling Russian President Vladimir Putin being flipped during a judo match with a young boy. A phrase with an abbreviated expletive addressing the Russian leader has been added to the bottom left corner of the stamps.Many Ukrainians see Banksy's mural as a metaphor of Ukraine's fierce resistance to the Russian invasion, which began on 24 February 2022.

"It's a very cool gesture for the world to understand Ukraine, that we remain in the spotlight," Maxime, 26, told the AFP news agency.Watch: Banksy releases footage of his art in Ukraine

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