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Icons on ammunition boxes

Award-winning icons by Sonya Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko.

Ukrainian orthodox icon on ammunition box Mother of God with the Christ Child, painted by Ukrainian artists Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko

If you are interested in buying one of the icons please contact “Spiders for Ukraine”: info@spiders4ukraine.org.uk

Icons on ammunition boxes

Icons of Christian saints painted on ammunition boxes used for AKM bullets and artillery shells – each one directly from Ukraine’s front line. Every icon was hand-painted in Ukraine by renowned Ukrainian artists Sonya Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko.

These exceptional works have earned international recognition, having been exhibited at the European Parliament, the 2023 NATO Summit, across 111 cities in Europe, and featured in the documentary The Saints Are Watching (watch the trailer below).

Now, for the first time in Scotland, you have an exclusive opportunity to see the icons in person and/or purchase them.

Jesus Christ and other icons in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, at the January-February 2025 exhibition
Icons on display at St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh

The icons are already saving lives

See examples of humanitarian assistance which we delivered from the sale of the icons. Sunflower and Spiders 4 Ukraine are already delivering help at the front line thanks to your support.

Dmytro, frontline medic of the 46th brigade, and the team of Sunflower Scotland, in front of Ambulance donated by Sunflower Scotland
Sunflower Scotland donates ambulance to frontline medics of the 46th brigade
Sunflower Scotland delivers Ford Ranger pickup to 5 Assault Brigade
Sunflower Scotland delivers Ford Ranger funded by Spiders for Ukraine to 5 Assault Brigade
Sunflower Scotland's team delivered a Honda CR-V near Kharkiv
Sunflower Scotland’s team delivered Honda CR-V near Kharkiv

Watch trailer: The Saints are Watching