{"product_id":"bread-at-the-cost-of-life-ukrainian-stamp-sheet-2025","title":"Heroic Professions: Bread at the Cost of Life – Ukrainian Stamp Sheet, 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Heroic Professions. Bread at the Cost of Life” is an official Ukrposhta postage stamp issue honoring the courage of Ukrainian farmers who continue working despite shelling, mined fields, and constant danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven during the full-scale war, Ukrainian farmers remain on the land that feeds the country. They sow and harvest while explosions happen nearby, and in some cases they clear fields themselves without sappers or specialized equipment so they do not lose precious time before the next harvest. Ukrposhta describes these farmers as true heroes whose work has helped prevent a food crisis and supply Ukrainian troops, hospitals, and communities with food.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is based on the story of Oleksandr Gordienko, a well-known farmer from the Kherson region. According to Ukrposhta, he cleared hundreds of hectares of mined farmland and used an anti-drone rifle to shoot down around one hundred enemy drones. On September 5, 2025, a Russian UAV struck his vehicle and killed him.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet features two powerful designs — “Battle for the Harvest” and “Fiery Harvest” — portraying the extraordinary risks faced by those who continue producing food in wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deeply meaningful collectible documenting the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of Ukraine’s agricultural community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStamp Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOfficial title:\u003c\/b\u003e Heroic Professions. Bread at the Cost of Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUkrainian:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eГероїчні професії. Хліб ціною життя\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/b\u003e Ukrposhta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssue date:\u003c\/b\u003e November 26, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNumber of stamps:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e U\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStamp size:\u003c\/b\u003e 52.2 × 25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSheet size:\u003c\/b\u003e 134 × 100 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrint run:\u003c\/b\u003e 600,000 stamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Heroic Professions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Bondarets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e New, unused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/b\u003e One complete sheet of 6 stamps\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory Behind the Stamp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUkraine’s farmers have continued to work under conditions that would once have been unimaginable. Fields are mined, shelling can happen nearby, and agricultural machinery operates in areas exposed to drone attacks and fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet this work has remained essential. Ukrposhta notes that Ukrainian farmers helped prevent a domestic food crisis during the war, supplied food to the military, hospitals, and local communities, and helped Ukraine remain among the world’s ten largest wheat-producing countries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Oleksandr Gordienko became the foundation of this postal issue. His work in the Kherson region represents the extraordinary risks taken by farmers who refused to abandon their land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two stamp designs, “Battle for the Harvest” and “Fiery Harvest,” turn that story into a visual record of one of Ukraine’s modern heroic professions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkrainian stamp and philately collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Ukrainian national symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkrainians living abroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of modern Ukrainian history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporters of Ukraine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeaningful patriotic gifts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of contemporary Ukrainian art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UkrPoshta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51850888610025,"sku":null,"price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/1904\/9193\/files\/heroic-professions-bread-at-the-cost-of-life-stamp-sheet-2025.webp?v=1788913801","url":"https:\/\/giftsfromukraine.com\/fr\/products\/bread-at-the-cost-of-life-ukrainian-stamp-sheet-2025","provider":"Gifts From Ukraine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}