Sunday, December 11, 2022

War on cards

The war in Ukraine has caused death, destruction, misery but has also created some iconic moments, images and heroes. 
I've got these cards as part of a birthday gift from my friend Telma.

One of the most iconic images is that of a soldier showing middle finger to Russian warship. An illustration of that moment was the winning design in an online competition organised by the Ukrainian Postal Service, Ukrposhta. The stamp titled “Russian warship go f*** yourself” is a tribute to the Snake Island soldiers who refused to surrender to Russian forces.
I still didn't get that stamp but I've this postcard with the same image.

Russian tanks being towed by Ukrainian tractors is another iconic image of Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion and is also imortalized on stamps, cards and hundreds of memes. 
The stamp “Good evening, we are from Ukraine!” depicts the real events that took place in the Mykolaiv and other regions, when Ukrainian peasants took away Russian equipment without using any weapons, helping the Armed Forces to win. This stamp, just like its predecessors, shows the indomitability, fearlessness and ingenuity of Ukrainians. - in: https://www.ukrposhta.ua

This cute Jack russel is a hero with a presidential medal. Patron the bomb-sniffing dog — and his owner, Mykhailo Iliev of the Civil Protection Service— received a medal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in recognition of their service to the country. 
Patron, whose name means "ammo" in Ukrainian, is credited with detecting more than 200 undetonated explosive devices since the beginning of the war.
With his powerful snout and pint-sized protective vest, Patron has become a fixture of Ukraine's official social media channels and an international symbol of patriotism. - in:
https://www.npr.org

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