Berlin Runs to Remember: International Memorial Run
This year, yoUAre LifeSaver e.V. is supporting the Memorial Run in Berlin as a partner. We invite you to join us and take part.
On 29 August 2026, Berlin will be one of many places taking part. Across numerous cities in Ukraine and around the world, people will come together on the same day to remember those who lost their lives defending Ukraine. Since it began in 2018, the Memorial Run has expanded to 40 countries.
The annual Memorial Run “Шаную воїнів, біжу за Героїв України” (“Honoring Warriors, running for the Heroes of Ukraine”) takes place to mark Ukraine’s Day of Remembrance for fallen defenders. In Berlin, the event is organised by GART – Support Association for Ukrainian Defenders.
For Yana Rybalchenko, the initiator of GART and the Berlin Memorial Run, keeping this memory alive beyond Ukraine is deeply important:
“Many of us live in Germany today, but our thoughts are with the people in Ukraine every day – with our families and friends, and with those who are no longer with us. Through this run, we want to keep their memory alive here in Berlin, too.”
Why we are taking part
For yoUAre LifeSaver e.V., this is an important reason to join the Memorial Run. Daily news about the war is often reduced to numbers – numbers of people killed, numbers of fallen defenders. But behind every number is a person, a life, a family. The Memorial Run gives the people behind those numbers back their names and their stories.
One run. One person remembered.
One of the things that makes the Memorial Run special is that participants can dedicate their run to a specific fallen defender. If you already have someone in mind, you can provide their name when you register. If you don’t know anyone personally, the organisers can make the selection for you. This way, every run remembers one individual person.
Run – or simply walk
The Memorial Run is not a race. Participants can choose between 2, 5 and 10 kilometres. And if you do not want to run, or are unable to, you can walk the route instead. It is not about setting a personal best – what matters is taking part and remembering.
We invite everyone to join us in Berlin on 29 August and be part of this Memorial Run.
29 August 2026
Meet from 8:30 am
Start: 9:30 am
Rummelsburger Bucht · Paul-und-Paula-Ufer · 10317 Berlin
Advance registration is required to take part.
Run with us. Walk with us. Remember with us.