{"product_id":"mission-truth-ukrainian-journalist-stamp-set","title":"Heroic Professions: Mission Truth – Ukrainian Journalist Stamp Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Mission Truth” honors the Ukrainian journalists, photographers, camera operators, and war correspondents who risk their lives so the world can see what is happening in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2025 as part of the Heroic Professions series, this complete Ukrainian collectible set includes a sheet of 6 postage stamps, a First Day Cover, and a matching thematic card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is dedicated both to the media professionals who continue documenting Russia’s war against Ukraine and to those who were killed while carrying out that mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story Behind “Mission Truth”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar is fought not only with weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also fought with information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, journalists have worked from cities under attack, frontline communities, hospitals, bomb shelters, destroyed villages, and liberated territories to document what they see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir photographs, videos, interviews, and reports have shown the world the aftermath of atrocities in Bucha, Izyum, Mariupol, Yahidne, and many other Ukrainian communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey document destroyed homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey speak with survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey record evidence of war crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey photograph evacuations and funerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey report from places where another missile or drone may arrive at any moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout them, many of these stories might never reach the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheir Weapon Is the Truth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRussia’s war against Ukraine has also been accompanied by disinformation and attempts to distort or deny events on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat gives journalism an especially important role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA photograph can preserve evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA video can show what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA witness can tell their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd a journalist can make sure that story is heard beyond Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the meaning behind “Mission: Truth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe people represented by this issue do not carry weapons into battle in the conventional sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir weapon is the truth.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonoring Journalists Who Never Came Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue is also a memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJournalists and other media professionals have been killed while covering Russia’s war against Ukraine. Others have been seriously wounded, detained, or placed in extraordinary danger simply by doing their jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Mission Truth” recognizes that courage and remembers those whose work ended with their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe postal issue was created in partnership with the Georgiy Gongadze Prize, one of Ukraine’s important professional journalism awards. Georgiy Gongadze himself became an enduring symbol of the struggle for independent journalism and freedom of speech in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreated by Ukrainian Artist Anton Lohov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork was created by Ukrainian artist Anton Lohov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stamp belongs to the Heroic Professions series, which tells the stories of people whose work has become particularly important during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than portraying journalism as an ordinary profession, this issue recognizes Ukrainian media workers as people performing a public mission — preserving evidence, challenging propaganda, and making Ukraine’s voice heard around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collectible postal set includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sheet of 6 “Mission Truth” Ukrainian postage stamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Day Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatching thematic card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Ukrainian postal issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew collectible condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStamp Sheet Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 collectible Ukrainian postage stamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: Heroic Professions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficial issue: Mission: Truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: U\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssue date: May 22, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Anton Lohov\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStamp size: 28 × 40 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheet size: 134 × 93 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal print run: 180,000 stamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Meaningful Gift From Ukraine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set makes a thoughtful collectible for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournalists and media professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotojournalists and photographers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkrainian stamp collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkrainian diaspora families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporters of Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournalism and media students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of modern Ukrainian history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who believes in freedom of the press and the importance of documenting history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heroic Professions: Mission Truth stamp set honors people whose work makes it harder for atrocities to disappear into silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir photographs, words, and footage become evidence, memory, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA meaningful Ukrainian collectible dedicated to those who risk everything to make sure the truth is seen and heard.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🇺🇦\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthentic collectible from Ukraine, available from Gifts from Ukraine with fast shipping from Canada.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gifts From Ukraine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48498142249193,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/1904\/9193\/files\/mission-truth-ukrainian-journalist-stamp-set.jpg?v=1789500420","url":"https:\/\/giftsfromukraine.com\/es\/products\/mission-truth-ukrainian-journalist-stamp-set","provider":"Gifts From Ukraine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}