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To protest the Russian invasion, villagers in England built a golden statue of Vladimir Putin with the head of a penis and invited people to throw eggs at it. Photo/Collage/Sindonews
The statue was later placed next to a street sign in the center of the Worcestershire village. The initiators then invited the locals to throw eggs at them.
The action was a form of protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has entered its 10th month. Eggs are given to villagers and passers-by which can be thrown at the statue of the Russian president.
“I have to award someone with the Bellend of the Year award and I think there is one person who is universally the bellend of the year – and that is Vladimir Putin,” protest organizers told AP news agency, who wanted to remain anonymous. .
“You could have thrown eggs at the statue, which people did voluntarily and with pleasure,” she continued.
“It was very well received. One person said, ‘I thought he was my boss for a second,'” she reportedly said IndependentSunday (18/12/2022).
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Protest coordinators said they planned to make and sell the miniature statue to raise money for a charity supporting Ukrainian refugees.
“I have seen the devastation that happened in Ukraine over the years and the many lives lost because of the war,” they said.
“So I thought, ‘I really want to help and I want to do my part and I want to try and raise some money to help those people,'” she added.
