San Francisco’s Bernal rock gets new pro-Ukraine paint job, complete with infamous taunt on the back

SF Gate:

A photo of San Francisco’s Bernal rock on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, sporting a fresh new paint job in support of Ukraine after Russia invaded the country last week. Grant Marek/SFGATE

The colorful rock near the top of San Francisco’s Bernal Heights Park — which has been anonymously painted mostly by neighbors to resemble everything from a poop emoji to an avocado to a Santa hat — now features a horizontal, bicolor design of blue and yellow, mirroring the Ukrainian flag, with the words „Stop Putin“ scrawled across the front, referencing the man responsible for the invasion: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The side and the back of the rock both feature Russian phrases that translate to „Glory Ukraine“ and „Russian ship – go f—k yourself!“ — a nod to the Ukrainian border guards stationed on a small, rocky Black Sea outcropping known as Snake Island who responded such when asked by a Russian naval ship to surrender on the first day of the Russian invasion last week.