Swiss cycled across Europe for the sake of Mykolaiv children

A man from Switzerland, Frederic Corpato, cycled over a thousand kilometers through several European countries to Ukraine to raise funds to repair shelters in Mykolaiv's educational institutions.

According to MikVisti, the cyclist joined the initiative of the humanitarian organization UA Brokers Without Borders, which has been operating in Ukraine since 2022 and has been helping the Mykolaiv region. The organization is involved in arranging shelters in schools and kindergartens, and has previously donated generators and heaters to hospitals.

Frederick Corpato's route took him through Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland and Ukraine. In total, he covered more than 1000 kilometers, traveling about 100 kilometers every day. His final destination was Lviv.

During the trip, 39 people joined the charity initiative, and in total, they managed to raise more than $4.6 thousand.

According to Olena Litvinyuk, a representative of UA Brokers Without Borders, the man's knee problems worsened during the trip, but he still completed the route.

Cyclist Frederick Corpato. Photo: Denise Jacob

Currently, the organization is working on arranging shelters in Mykolaiv Lyceum #28 and kindergarten #148. About $75,000 is needed to repair a large shelter at the lyceum. About 280 primary school students study there and are currently forced to use another shelter due to lack of space.

At the same time, the funding for kindergarten #148 has been fully raised, and repair work is underway. The cost of the project is about 40 thousand dollars.

As a reminder, in 2025, Mykolaiv attracted more than UAH 2 billion in international aid.

As Intent wrote, Mykolaiv will receive 40 tramcars from the Swedish city of Gothenburg. These are M29 trams, which were previously used in the Swedish urban transportation system.

Earlier, Mykolaiv received a number of high-tech devices and equipment for infrastructure development. The humanitarian aid came from the US government, and the Mykolaiv authorities adopted changes to the rules for receiving international technical assistance.

In December 2024, Mykolaiv received a new batch of equipment to equip a future plant for recycling construction waste caused by the destruction caused by shelling by Russian troops.

Андрій Колісніченко