Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk runs after an interview with Reuters in Amsterdam, Netherlands July 21, 2023. He will run from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise money for Ukraine. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM —  A Dutch ultrarunner is running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise funds for charity and demonstrate how close the Ukraine war zone is to Western Europe. Boas Kragtwijk started on July 22 and plans to cover the 2,500 km by running around 50 km each day for 50 days. The aim is to raise money to buy ambulances that Dutch charity Zeilen van Vrijheid (Sails of Freedom) will take to Ukraine.

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