United to win: French journalist raises almost $8,000 for Ukraine's armed forces on bicycle journey from Lviv to Brussels
Photo: Facebook / Sébastien Gobert
The French journalist Sébastien Gobert biked the path from Lviv to Brussels in 25 days to raise funds for French volunteer Jonathan Loops and his unit, which defends Ukraine, collecting over 315 thousand hryvnias for the cause.
He announced this on his Facebook page.
The French journalist reported that on his 25-day journey, he traveled more than 2,136 kilometers, more than the intended distance of 1,700 km. Along the way, he made two stops:
- in the Polish city of Szczecin;
- and the German capital of Berlin.
Photo: Facebook / Sébastien Gobert
In total, Gobert visited five countries:
- Ukraine,
- Poland,
- Germany,
- the Netherlands,
- Belgium.
Photo: Facebook / Sébastien Gobert
He shared that he had two rainy days and several such evenings during this time.
Photo: Facebook / Sébastien Gobert
As the journalist explains, the funds transferred during the trip will be given to volunteers, who will purchase a pickup truck for French volunteer fighter Jonathan and his unit, which protects Ukraine.
Photo: Facebook / Sébastien Gobert
"Ukrainians, French, Belgians, and other foreigners have donated. We thank everyone for every hryvnia and euro!" said Tetiana Oharkova, one of the authors of Kult: Podcast, who supported the initiative.
According to Sébastien, 170 people transferred funds.
He also shared that he never had a flat tire during his trip, drank four beers, smoked 20 cigarettes, and ate "countless goodies."
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It should be noted that a British businessman of Ukrainian origin rode a bicycle seven thousand kilometers to raise funds for Ukrainian children affected by the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine.
As Rubryka reported, on April 29, Kristo Enn Vaga, a member of the State Defense Commission of the Parliament of Estonia and the Ukraine-Estonia parliamentary group, set out on a bicycle from Tallinn to Kyiv to run in support of Ukraine.
On May 3, 2024, he arrived in the Ukrainian capital. The Estonian MP covered the distance between Tallinn and Kyiv by bicycle. The purpose of his trip was to collect money for the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
