Ukrainian Refugees Make Stop In Minnesota While Biking Across The U.S. For Their Homeland

By Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

June 10, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Two Ukrainian refugees are pedaling with purpose. Friends, Ganna Bubnova and Oleksander Koroliuk, are cycling across the U.S. to raise money for the troops fighting the war in their homeland.

"I had a dream to go learn more about the United States — the culture, the real America," said Bubnova.

That dream started with dipping wheels in the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles 64 days ago. Since then, the duo have biked 2,000 miles through mountains, snow and farmland to arrive in Minnesota.

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