A Dutch marathon runner runs from Amsterdam to Kyiv for 43 days to collect aid for the Armed Forces (video)

Photo: Boas Krachtwijk

Dutch ultramarathoner Boas Krachtwijk is currently running Rivnenshchyna. On July 22, the man left Amsterdam to reach the Ukrainian capital and show the whole world that the war is not far away and it is possible to run to it.

Boas has been running for the 43rd day. During this time, he has covered more than two thousand kilometers. Its purpose is to raise funds for “quick” for the Armed Forces 47,000 euros have already been collected, rodrobnosti reports. 

And while he is running through Ukraine, one “fast” coach with these funds, they are already preparing to send it to Ukraine.

Rivnenschyna met the runner from the Netherlands on a cloudy morning and a little rain, but Boas says this is not a problem, because the scenery and the people who meet him on the way simply give positive emotions.

He feels incredible support and this gives him strength, even though the path is not easy. Boas' team has already visited the city of Dubno. Next stop in Rivne.

Prepared by Serhiy Daga