In Kyiv, about 180 thousand hryvnias were collected for the Armed Forces during the bike ride
More than five hundred rescuers, policemen, athletes, families of prisoners of war and just lovers of cycling took part in a charity bike ride in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and prisoners of war Azovstal.
The bicycle ride was initiated and organized by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in cooperation with the NGO “Veloden Kyiv”, the city authorities and the Patrol Police.
The main goal of the sports action is to support the families of prisoners of war and to raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Participants started from the Kyiv cycle track and covered a distance of 10 kilometers through the city center. There were no restrictions on age: the youngest participant in the bike race was 10-month-old Gordy, who participated in the event with his dad. The oldest is 64-year-old Viktor from Kiev.
The amount that was collected is almost 180 thousand UAH. This money will be used for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Similar events took place in other regions of Ukraine. Thus, in Rivne region, almost 300 participants took part in a bicycle race along a 50-kilometer route. These are rescuers, policemen, servicemen, national guards, judicial guards, patrol police, concerned residents and guests of the region.
In the Carpathian region, rescuers together with volunteers and participants of a charity bike ride managed to collect more than 226 thousand hryvnias for our military.
In Khmelnytskyi, a charity bike ride organized by rescuers raised more than UAH 70,000 for the needs of the Armed Forces.
In Volyn and Zhytomyr region the actions “FIREVELODRIVE — bringing Ukraine closer to victory” and “Bicycle to victory!” took place with the participation of rescuers and patrol police officers.
Thank you to all participants of cycling races for their active patriotic stance. Together to Victory!
State Emergency Service of Ukraine
