'Go f*** yourself': Ukraine postage stamp with soldier showing middle finger to Russian warship

The postal stamp. Pic/ Official twitter account of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar

A new postage stamp titled "Russian warship go f''' yourself" will be introduced in Ukraine. The stamp, which shows a Ukrainian soldier showing the middle finger to a Russian warship, is a tribute to the Snake Island soldiers who refused to surrender to Russian forces.

The stamp was the winning design in an online competition organised by the Ukrainian Postal Service, Ukrposhta. The winner of the competition, which received over 500 entries, was chosen based on social media votes.

On February 24, a Russian naval vessel had asked Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island to surrender. Instead of surrendering, the 13 soldiers told the enemy warship "go f''' yourself." Initial reports suggested that the soldiers were killed when the warship shelled the island in response, but news website Spectator Index later said in a tweet that they may have survived and been captured.

Ukrainian First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova announced Lviv-based artist Boris Groh as the winner on Twitter. "The sketch by artist Boris Groh received the most votes and will soon be published by Ukraine's state postal company," the minister announced.

A few days after the events on Snake Island, The Times reported that the Russian warship that bombed the island had been destroyed in a missile fire.