Ukrainian Stamp Set Dog Patron (8X Stamps, 1x Postcard, 1x Postal Envelope) Ukrposhta Original Product

• Patron (Ukrainian: Патрон, born 20 July 2019) is a detection dog who works for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. He is a Jack Russell Terrier, who gained international fame during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• It weighs about 4 kilograms, which allows it to be used for detecting anti-personnel mines, in which it is allowed to attract animals weighing up to five kilograms.
• Patron looks for mines and saves people. He helps the Chernihiv pyrotechnicians.
• According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, by May 8, 2022, Patron helped detect 236 explosive devices.
• Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Order for Courage for his work in locating and defusing unexploded ordnance left behind by Russian troops.

The new postal issue is dedicated to the most famous mine sniffing dog in the world and the mascot of Ukrainian rescuers. Patron, a Jack Russell terrier, serves in the ranks of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and was awarded with a medal "For devoted service". In 2020, the head of the pyrotechnic group of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Chernihiv Region presented his son with a puppy. The dog was supposed to participate in exhibitions, but Patron demonstrated searching abilities and won the hearts of Ukrainians as a sapper, a blogger, and a wartime symbol. In addition to helping to detect mines, the dog also makes visits to patients at children’s hospitals. He is often present at press conferences and meetings with foreign leaders. The set includes a sheet of eight postage stamps "Dog Patron", an unstamped C5 art envelope, an unstamped C6 art envelope and a postcard.