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“Iron Man” with 9 signatures
Signed by
Igor Smelyansky - Director of Ukrposhta.
Ermyan Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych - Member of the board of
Ukrzaliznytsia.
Viktor Prudakov - Member of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia.
Natalia Mukhina – Head of the Ukrposhta philatelic production
department.
Ivan Tanasiuk - The leader of the evacuation train Kherson / Lviv.
Petro Stetsyuk - Head of the "Kyiv Passenger" railway station.
Oleksandr Pertsovsky - Representative of Ukrzaliznytsia.
Oleksandr Shevchenko - Organizer of the exhibition Ukrzaliznytsia.
Viktor Grudakov - Artist.
The “Heroic Professions” postal series is dedicated to
people pf various specialties who work bravely and selflessly for the victory
of Ukraine. The series began in 2023 with the “Warriors of Light. Warriors of
Good” and continues with the “Iron Men” issue, which is dedicated to the heroic
work of railway workers.
During the large-scale war, Ukrzaliznytsia became a
symbol of national resilience: evacuation of more than 4 million people,
uninterrupted freight and passenger traffic, fire and repair assistance in
eliminating the consequences of missile strikes, and restoration of
communication to de-occupied cities.
“Iron
Man” postal block is one of the many stories of heroism and resilience of
railway workers. May 3, 2023: shelling of Kherson, a hit to the train station –
a carriage is on fire, a conductor is wounded. Despite the chaos and air raid
alert, the railway workers acted in a coordinated and professional manner:
they unhooked the flaming car, provided
medical assistance to the conductor, and quickly put passengers into the
surviving car. Train #109 Kherson – Lviv departed from Kherson station with a
14-minute delay. And on May 4, at 10.18 a.m., it arrived in Lviv on schedule.
Thanks to the courageous work of the railroaders, the passengers were rescued
and taken to safety!
Today,
in wartime, Ukrzaliznytsia continues to transport passengers, including world
politicians, launching new international routes, developing passenger services,
and creating a barrier-free environment.
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