‘Russian warship, go …!’: Ukrainians queue for stamp celebrating act of defiance

Country takes pride in limited-edition design featuring soldier giving middle-finger salute

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After spending four hours in a queue, Viktor Fyodorovich showed off his shiny new purchase. I'm 63 years old. I've never felt so much pride before in our nation. It's a symbol of our courage and steadfastness," he said.

Fyodorovich was the proud owner of two sheets of stamps, 16 in total. Available from Kyiv's central post office, the stamps show a Ukrainian soldier giving the finger to the flagship Russian cruiser Moskva. On the sheet's perforated margin is the phrase that has become a rallying slogan for Ukrainians in their underdog battle against Moscow: Russian warship, go ...!" The fuck yourself" is tactfully omitted.