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Ukraine issues Banksy postage stamp

Ukraine's Banksy stamp. Photo: SERGEI SUPINSKY

Ukraine issued a postage stamp showing a mural by British street artist Banksy to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion.

It was painted by Banksy on a demolished wall in the town of Borodianka, northwest of Kyiv, where many buildings were bombed by Russian aircraft at the start of the invasion, which began a year ago.

The image draws inspiration from Russian President Vladimir Putin, known to be a black belt in judo, and shows a boy representing Ukraine knocking down a man.

The phrase "Get lost Putin" has been added to the lower left part of the new stamp.

A number of Banksy drawings appeared in Kyiv at the end of 2022.

Residents of the capital flocked to buy the new stamps on Friday.

One buyer said she was delighted to see a "first stamp from one of Banksy's works".

"It's a very cool gesture for the world to understand Ukraine," the 26-year-old said.

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