Ukrainian ‘finger’ carving nets dollars for the soldiers fighting the Russians

Alan

A Richmond resident and former native of Ukraine has auctioned off a rather unique and slightly humorous wood carving

Sergey Khomenko, who used to live in the now war-torn Kyiv, spends his spare time in his adopted land carving pieces of wood into interesting designs

Khomenko’s latest creation took about eight days, on and off, and is based on a painting which was inspired by an iconic image from the early stages of the Russian invasion of his homeland last year

The 20-inch x 14-inch x one-inch acaciawood carving shows a Ukrainian soldier “flipping the bird” at a Russian warship off the coast an image which actually became a postage stamp in Ukraine

As well as soliciting bids online, Khomenko showed it off on Sunday at a rally in Vancouver, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.

It was there that a fellow Ukrainian bought the carving for $430, which will now go to soldier friends of Khomenko fighting the war in his homeland.