4426 - Kyiv, Ukraine

This card is entitled The City of Heroes, Irpin. Irpin is located near Kyiv. During the Russo-Ukrainian War, approximately seventy percent of the city was damaged. By 2023, most of the residents who had fled the city had returned.

I wonder if the building on the front of the card is the House of Culture. Established by the local community in 1954, it was one of the first post–World War II cultural institutions in Irpin. The building was designed by Zoya Brod in a Soviet monumental classical style.

The interiors and ceilings of the House of Culture were badly damaged by Russian artillery on March 17, 2022. While the façade remains standing—marked by bullet holes—much of the interior was destroyed. The surviving façade has become an important symbol of resistance. Today, its walls are decorated with sunflowers, representing the resilience and strength of the city’s people
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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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