In support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all Kherson residents who were waiting for the news of the liberation of Kherson, Ukrposhta will issue a long-awaited and symbolic stamp "Kherson is Ukraine!".

"This is the first postage stamp dedicated to the hero city, after which other heroic cities will definitely appear. And although the liberation of Kherson has not yet been officially announced, according to the good old tradition, which began with the ship, sometimes stamps are issued a few days before the event, because Ukrposhta knows for sure that our military are the best, and de-occupation is only a matter of time. This year we were not able to enjoy Kherson watermelons, but postal philately cannot leave Ukrainians without one of the symbols of Kherson region, so watermelon slices with additional artistic plots can be seen on the new postage stamp," commented Igor Smelyansky, Ukrposhta CEO.

The circulation is 150,000 stamp sheets or 900,000 postage stamps. The nominal value of the U stamp is UAH 12 per stamp or UAH 72 per sheet of 6 stamps. The stamp will be accompanied by a "First Day" envelope, an unmarked artistic envelope and a card.

The central object on the stamp is a slice of watermelon - a symbol of Kherson and Kherson region. Watermelon seeds are presented in the form of missiles, which Russian invaders mercilessly shelled Kherson region. On a slice of watermelon, the artist depicted the scenes that accompanied the temporary occupation of the city: protests of civilians, burning buildings, torture committed by Russian soldiers against the local population and especially activists.

On the stamp sheet there is a map of Ukraine with the designation of the hero city of Kherson liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, the envelope "First Day" depicts a Ukrainian soldier who, by analogy with a slice of watermelon, returns the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine to its place. The unmarked art envelope illustrates the chronicle of the period of temporary annexation of the city - the protests of Kherson residents against the occupation troops.

The author of the issue is Andrii Sahach, known to Ukrainians as the winner of the national stage of the competition of sketches for the postage stamp "Peace is the highest value of mankind!", as well as the author of the envelope with the original stamp "Spring will come again!".

Details on the stamp release date and terms of sale will be announced later.

Pre-order can be made by following the link.

The set includes: a stamp sheet, an envelope and a postcard. Please note that the set "Kherson is Ukraine!" can be ordered only by separate order.