Ukraines national postal service to release new stamp with burning Crimean Bridge
STANISLAV POHORILOV — SATURDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2022, 12:02
Ukrposhta, the national postal service of Ukraine, is to release a new stamp depicting the burning Crimean Bridge; the release date will be announced later.
Source: General Director of Ukrposhta Ihor Smilianskyi on Telegram
Quote from Smilianskyi: "The morning has never been so good.. On the occasion of the holiday, we are releasing a new stamp with the Crimean Bridge, or, more precisely, with what remains of it."
Details: According to Smilianskyi, the stamp face value will be M (for "mist", Ukrainian for "bridge"), the price will be 18 hryvnias [US$0.48], and circulation will be 7 million.
The officials also said that the stamp has been prepared together with Ukrainian artist Yurii Shapoval. "It shows a washing machine [Russians stole a number of these when breaking into civilians’ houses – ed.], enemy equipment, and handcuffs that Crimea breaks with Russia," he added.
Background:
On the morning of 8 October, it was revealed that a major fire occurred on the Crimean Bridge railway line.
Occupation authorities of Crimea stated that a truck allegedly exploded on the Crimean Bridge. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Konstantinov, the so-called head of the "Crimean parliament" said that the road surface on the Crimean Bridge had been damaged by "Ukrainian vandals".
Vladimir Putin, the President of the aggressor country, has been informed about the fire on the Crimean Bridge, and called on government officials to create a special investigation commission.
Russian media published a video with the moment of the explosion on the Crimean Bridge.
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