Soldiers run 1500 km to raise UAH 7 million for a rehabilitation hall
13 August 13:29
On July 25, a large-scale charity marathon UltraUkraine started, in which soldiers of the 15th separate artillery reconnaissance brigade “Black Forest” will run more than 1500 kilometers. The goal of the race is to raise 7 million hryvnias for the construction of a gym for the rehabilitation and recovery of their comrades.
The route will run across the country: from Drohobych, the brigade’s permanent home base, to the “Donetsk Oblast” stele near Pokrovsk.
The race will pass through the largest cities: Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kremenchuk, Dnipro, and others.
The race participants are Sergiy Pankevych, head of the physical training service of the Black Forest brigade, candidate for master of sports in running, and Ivan Gulyak, physical training instructor and marathon runner.
The ultramarathon will last over 35 days, during which the military will cover more than 50 kilometers every day with breaks every seventh day.
How to join in
So far, the participants have opened a bank account for the organizational needs of the race for UAH 300 thousand.
Anyone can join the race. For runners, both professionals and amateurs, the organizers have created a charity registration for the event. The slogan of the race is: “Run with us through your hometowns,” meaning that anyone can run any distance anywhere. In the major cities along the route, meetings will be organized where everyone will be able to run with the military for an arbitrary donation.
Program in Kyiv
on August 13, on the 20th day of their ultramarathon, the runners will be in Kyiv. Everyone can join them and run an arbitrary distance with them to support the military and their charity race. Routes and time:
august 13. The track is 5 km. Meeting at 08:45 near the Lybidska metro station. We will run to the Kyiv City State Administration. We will stop there, take photos together and talk. We invite media representatives to join the conversation.
On the same day , August 13 , at 17:00, the big conference will meet at the Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovsky. We will be glad to see media representatives.
The next day, on August 14 , at 19:00, we will be glad to meet at Trukhanovyi and run 5 km together. Please note that to get a charity bib number, come at 18:30.
The course of the UltraUkraine ultramarathon is covered on the project’s Instagram and Facebook pages. If you have any questions about business support for the project, please contact the project’s social media.
Why it’s important
The funds raised will be used to create a sports infrastructure that will help soldiers returning from the front to undergo physical and psychological rehabilitation. This space will provide:
- physical recovery after injuries;
- long-term rehabilitation after injuries
- prevention of occupational injuries and PTSD;
- daily training.
“Last year, I had an idea that we needed a rehabilitation hall. After all, rehabilitation centers can’t cope with the load on them. The cost of construction was estimated at about 7 million. We realized that we had no money for this now, because there are many combat needs. But the need to restore our brothers is only growing. So we decided to implement this idea to help our fighters get back into the ranks. And the sooner the soldiers return to duty, the stronger the Armed Forces will be,” comments Sergiy Pankevych.
Among the businesses that have already supported UltraUkraine: Bandit soks, Compex, sports nutrition brands 226ers.ukraine and MSTnutrition, running apparel brand Youp and BOROVYK.
Information reference
“Black Forest” is the only separate artillery reconnaissance brigade of its kind in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “Black Forest is one of the most technologically advanced military formations in Ukraine. You can read about the brigade’s work here.
