One of the draft images from the comic book detailing Zakharov’s kidnapping and imprisonment by “DNR” militants. Image from the artist on Facebook.
A Ukrainian artist who was captured by the militants of the pro-Russian “Donetsk People’s Republic” for putting up irreverent guerrilla art is now working on a comic book to tell the story of of his kidnapping and shed light on the plight of political prisoners in occupied eastern Ukraine.
Sergey Zakharov started creating artworks mocking the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” in July of 2014, working with fellow artists to scatter plywood figures of separatists sporting clown make-up and camouflage …read more
Source: Global Voices
