4422 - Chernihiv, Ukraine

This card features an image by Marysya Rudska titled Fox Sleep.

The sender is from Chernihiv (Чернігів), a Ukrainian city of nearly 300,000 people with a history stretching back over a thousand years.

During the ongoing Russo-Ukraine War, Chernihiv was besieged by Russian forces and completely encircled in March 2022. Russian troops withdrew in early April but left landmines in many areas surrounding the city. It is estimated that up to 70% of the city was damaged or destroyed during the siege.

Russian forces included the 41st Combined Arms Army, while Ukrainian defenders consisted of units such as the 1st Tank Brigade, the 58th Motorized Brigade, and the 27th National Guard Regiment. As a result of the siege, around 350 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, along with approximately 700 civilians, and about 40 civilians were reported missing. Russian losses were reported to include 132 soldiers killed and around 250 taken as prisoners of war.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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