Speculation had been mounting that the anonymous artist was in the war-torn country after three works were spotted last week. One mural depicts a man said to resemble the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, being thrown to the floor during a judo match with a young boy—Putin holds a black belt in the sport.
Another work shows two children using a metal tank trap
as a seesaw, while a third mural, painted within the ruins of a bombed building, is of a gymnast doing a handstand.
the back of an armored truck.
In March, a print of one of his most famous anti-war pieces, CND Soldiers, was sold at auction, raising $106,505 for a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The original mural first appeared outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 2003, during protests against the war in Iraq.
"I’ve made 50 of these screenprints
(below)
with all proceeds going to our friends in Ukraine." -Banksey
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