The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo offered the pages of its May 25 edition to some forty cartoonists, most of them from Ukraine, to respond to the war with laughter. Funds proceeds from the sale of the original copies will be donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainian talents are almost all taken to an exhibition organized in Odessa by the Association of Cartoonists of the city, called Russian warship, fuck you. The other designers came from about twenty countries, including Russia, and joined the initiative after responding to a call for drawings on Facebook.
Signed by Yuriy Zhuravel, Oleg Gutsol or Oleksiy Kustovsky, alias Kusto, the satirical cartoons throw ironic points on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has now lasted more than three months.
For example, we see a bear wearing the color of Russia putting his foot in a nest to dig for honey, before being swallowed by bees, which symbolizes Ukraine. Or even instruments of torture with an effigy of Vladimir Putin.
[Ces dessins]obviously ruthless to the Russians, showing humor unwilling to give up in the face of arbitrariness and fearexplained in a statement Charlie Hebdo, which is said to have acted in solidarity with the cartoonists of Ukraine already you continue their work despite the aggression.
The weekly specifies that the funds raised by this initiative will be allocated in defense of the territory of Odessameanwhile Charlie Hebdo will pay the Association of Cartoonists of Odessa for the selected drawings.
Source: Radio-Canada
