The stamp is predicated on a Banksy mural depicting a younger boy defeating a grown man in a judo bout.

Ukraine has issued a postage stamp based mostly on a Banksy mural depicting a younger boy defeating a grown man in a judo bout as they marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion.

The British artist confirmed the mural, together with a number of others in bombed-out elements of Ukraine, was by him in November – with critics pointing to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s love of the game because the inspiration.

“We thought that this actual stamp, this actual portray could be the very best illustration of what each Ukrainian feels about our enemy,” the pinnacle of Ukrainian Postal Service, Ihor Smilianskyi, stated earlier than postmarking the primary stamp.

Native resident Nataliia Hrebeniuk hailed the stamp’s symbolism.

“I feel the boy is a logo of a small Ukraine which defeats the massive man, Russia. It’s very consultant of the state of affairs,” she instructed Reuters.

Putin says he’s battling the mixed would possibly of the West in what he now depicts as a battle for Russia’s survival. Kyiv says there may be no peace till Russia withdraws from its territory.