KHARKIV, Feb 23 — A special cancellation of the Ukrposhta [Ukraine’s national postal service — ed.] stamp “And there will be spring” took place in Kharkiv to mark the tenth anniversary of the war with Russia and the second year of the Russian full-scale invasion.
On the stamp are the most famous photos from the ten years of the Russian-Ukrainian war: Crimea, Kharkiv, Bakhmut, and Mariupol. In particular, there is a photo of Kharkiv volunteers who got married on April 3, 2022, in the Palace of Labor in the city center.
“The stamp imprinted the war photos of these ten years: the photos that went around the world and made the whole world aware of what is happening in Ukraine. These photos have won international awards,” said the Ukrposhta employee.
Ukrposhta presented a block of stamps, “And there will be spring,” which features photos by four photographers:
- “Seizure of the airport “Belbek” Sevastopol, 2014″ — Kuba Kaminskyi;
- “Love is unstoppable! Kharkiv, 2022” — Serhii Bobko for AFP;
- “The light will win! Azovstal. Mariupol, 2022” — Dmytro “Orest” Kozatskyi;
- “Hands of an infantryman. Bakhmut, 2023” — Maksym Dondiuk.
“This is very unexpected and pleasant for me. I hope that the message we wanted to convey during the wedding, “Love will save this world and win,” will be imprinted on the stamp,” says Anastasiia Hrachova, the bride pictured on the stamp.
The block has a circulation of 250,000 copies. In addition to the stamp, the issue includes an artistic envelope, four postcards, a presentation folder, and a souvenir frame. The designer of the postal block, postcards, envelopes, and stamps is Volodymyr Taran.
Editor’s Note: The beginning of Russian military aggression in Ukraine is February 20, 2024, a day when the Russian occupation of Crimea started.
Photo credit: A stamp canceled in Kharkiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion / Photo: Denys Klymenko for Gwara Media
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