Villagers of the town Bell End have taken to egging a statue of Russian president Vladimir Putin as part of a protest against the despot.
The penis-headed statue of Putin was erected in Bell End to hail the Russian warmonger as "b***end" of the year – a protest against his actions in Ukraine.
A street sign in the centre of town appeared on Thursday morning, with members of the village offered the chance to launch eggs at the Russian president statue.
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An anonymous protest organiser said that they "needed" to award someone with the lofty award, and chose the Russian President as the "universally" accepted winner of the prize.
They said: "I needed to award somebody with the B***end of the Year award and I thought there was one person who has universally been a b***end this year – and that's Vladimir Putin.
"You could just throw eggs at the statue, which people did so willingly and quite happily.
"It's been very well received. One person said, 'I thought it was my boss for a second'."
Hopes of recreating miniatures of the massive statue are also on the cards, with potential proceeds heading to Ukrainian charities to support those impacted by the war.
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The anonymous organiser added: "I've seen over the course of the year the devastation that has happened in Ukraine and that so many lives that have been displaced as a result of the war.
"So I thought, 'I really want to help out and I want to do my bit and I want to try and raise some money to help those individuals'."
Hoping to keep anonymous to maintain the "mystique" of the statue, they added that a "couple of artists" had worked up the artwork that so many have gleefully pelted with eggs.
The anonymous protest organiser added: "The message is pretty simple – it's exactly what it says on the tin."
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