Ukraine launches postage stamp honoring Snake Island soldiers

Ukraine’s authorities is introducing a brand new postage stamp to honor the 13 courageous troopers who had been reportedly captured after defending Snake Island final month at first of Russia’s brutal invasion. 

The postage stamp, named “Russian warship, go f–ok your self!” was shared on social media by Ukrainian First Deputy Overseas Minister Emine Dzhaparova. It contains a single Ukrainian soldier standing alongside the shore, flipping the center finger at a warship passing by. 

“The postage stamp named “Russian warship, go f**ok your self!” will seem in [Ukraine], Dzhaparova revealed. 

“The sketch by artist Boris Groh obtained essentially the most votes and can quickly be printed by Ukraine’s state postal firm.”

The stamp design was chosen by way of a public vote with Ukraine’s Postal Service Ukrposhta. Social media customers voted on 20 completely different postage stamp designs honoring the troopers earlier than in the end choosing artist Boris Groh’s design

Boris Groh.
Boris Groh’s design was chosen by public vote.
Twitter/Boris Groh

The title of the postage stamp refers back to the reply the troopers gave to 2 Russian warships that recognized themselves to the small island close to the Romanian border, calling for give up. 

“It is a Russian warship,” an unidentified voice was heard saying in a recording from the Feb. 24 incident . “I suggest you lay down your weapons and give up to keep away from bloodshed and pointless victims. In any other case you can be bombed.”

“Russian warship, go f–ok your self,” the Ukrainians replied.

The troopers had been rapidly presumed useless, nonetheless Russian officers claimed the troopers surrendered. 

Within the wake of the audio clip going viral, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to provide the 13 troopers with the nation’s highest honor: Hero of Ukraine. 

“On our Zmiinyi Island, defending it to the final, all of the border guards died heroically. However they didn't quit. All of them can be posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine,” he stated on his web site.


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Days later, Ukraine’s navy claimed the 13 guards had been alive and brought captive by the Russians.

First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Emine Dzhaparova.
First Deputy Minister of Overseas Affairs Emine Dzhaparova introduced the stamp design on social media.
Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto through Getty Photos
Ukraine soldiers.
The stamp honors the 13 Ukrainian guards captured by Russians.
Russian Protection Ministry/TASS through Getty Photos

“We're very completely happy to study that our brothers are alive and properly,” the navy wrote in a Fb put up. 

It's unclear if Zelensky’s will stay in impact if the troopers are returned alive. 

The troopers’ defiant reply to the Russian ships has gone viral since final month, being printed on flags and t-shirts. It has additionally been the topic of many memes on social media.

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