Author: ABR Team

Pranav Athipathala (born on May 24, 2010) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for solving 2 x 2 Rubik’s Cubes the maximum number of times in one minute while roller skating. He solved 3 (2 x 2) Rubik’s Cubes 13 times in one minute while roller skating (around the room) by solving each Rubik’s Cube one after another, at the age of 13 years, 5 months and 14 days, as confirmed on December 25, 2023.

Poorvi Rajak (born on April 17, 2011) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for making 223 miniature models of traditional food items using air-dry clay. She made 223 miniature models of traditional food items of 28 Indian states and 3 union territories, using air-dry clay, and presented them on the map of India, at the age of 13 years and 7 days, as confirmed on April 29, 2024.

Gullinkala Sai Surya (born on January 27, 2000) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for carving out the smallest replica of Oscar Award on a pencil lead. He carved out a small size Oscar Award (measuring 1.5 cm in height and 3 mm in breadth) on a pencil lead in 49 minutes and 47 seconds, as confirmed on March 23, 2024.

Border Guards of the State Border Service of Ukraine set a record for donating the largest amount of blood donated by border guards in one day in Boryspil, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Serhiy Deyneko, the Head of the State Border Service of Ukraine, was one of the first to donate blood. A total of 200 border guards participated in the event and donated 90 litres of blood for their wounded brothers, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

People of Ukraine set a record for the largest number of participants mastering the mine safety online course in Kyiv, Ukraine. A whopping number of 529,141 participants completed the course initiated by the Eastern Europe Fund and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The course “Look under your feet! Watch where you’re going!” provided for short informative lessons conducted by the musician, leader of the TNMK band, soldier of the volunteer battalion “Revansh” Oleg “Fagot” Mykhailouta, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

People of Ukraine set a record for the largest support for Vyshyvanka Day in the simultaneous formation of a flash mob in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Kyiv. A total of 120 people in embroidered jackets, including employees of the Ministry, members of our Council and young people, formed the inscription “UKRAINE”. The same event was organized in 9 other countries, including France, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Canada and Portugal, with more than 1,000 participants, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

“Rosinka” of Ukraine set a record for being the unique vocal ensemble in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. This ensemble is a great treasure for Ukrainian culture. The ensemble has been working in the field of Ukrainian musical art for more than 56 years with the only leader, vocalist, Honoured Artist of Ukraine – Khrystyna Mykhailiuk, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

The NGO “Civic Initiatives of Mary Black”, Kirovohrad Regional Administration, Kirovohrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and “Kirovohrad Regional Center for Children’s and Youth Creativity” of Ukraine, set a record for the production of maximum charms in an hour to support defenders of Ukraine in the format of the campaign “With heart and hands – together with defenders!”.  A whopping number of 2,077 charms were produced in an hour in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

Children of Ukraine set a record for decorating the largest number of cookies in an hour in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. A total 120 children participated in the event organised by “Moi Obrii” HPL and TM “Nasoloda”, and decorated 1,010 angel cookies in the colours of the flag of Ukraine. Most cookies were handed over to the 15th humanitarian mission of the International Headquarters for Aid to Ukrainians for defenders, and the rest to the Khmelnytskyi hospital, as confirmed on November 27, 2023.

Staff of Changi General Hospital of Singapore, with the help of its community partners, set a record for creating the largest photobrick mural. They created a mural of size 6 m x 2.8 m comprising 105 panels, using 2,64,292 photobricks, as confirmed on November 20, 2023.