Last week, athletes of the South Ukraine NPP ran the traditional Khust Half Marathon 2024 and participated in fundraising to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The sixth charity half-marathon took place in the city of Khust on April 28. This year, the event was the most massive, 900 athletes from 17 regions of Ukraine and the European Union took part in it. The Branch “SE SUNPP” was represented by three nuclear employees:

• Alona Kyslytsia – Health Care Department;

• Volodymyr Vaskov – Electrical Department;

• Vyacheslav Oholenko - Electrical Department.

The nuclear employees competed on the main distance of 21.0957 km. In total, 600 athletes crossed it. The peculiarity of this year's race was that for the first time the participants of the half-marathon ran on a certified track. In the absolute standings, Vyacheslav Oholenko took 10th place and set a personal record, running the distance in 1 hour. 15 min. 34 sec. Volodymyr Vaskov's achievement was the 112th place, Alona Kyslytsia's achievement – the 243rd place.

For SUNPP athletes, participation in the event was not only an opportunity to test their own strength. They took part in fundraising to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Due to the contributions, the organizers of Khust Half Marathon 2024 managed to raise money for 2 vehicles and 66 drones for the National Guard and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade.