An iron will to live and faith in the future: The story of a veteran Vadym Yavtushenko from Inhulets ore mining and processing plant
After recovering from a severe shrapnel wound sustained on the front lines, Vadym Yavtushenko returned to the Inhulets ore mining and processing plant (GZK). Before the war, he was a shovel operator, in the combat zone he was a paratrooper, and today he works as a quarry dispatcher. The hero shares his story of peaceful times, military training, service, surgical miracles, and future dreams.In Kryvyi Rih region, pursuing a career in mining is quite common. Vadym Yavtushenko, a native of Mohylivka village, didn't hesitate after finishing high school. Following example of his father who worked as a shovel operator in a quarry, he enrolled in the mining faculty as well. Vadym excelled in his studies and simultaneously interned at Inhulets GZK. By the time he graduated as a mining engineer, he had also earned his shovel operator's licence."I joined Inhulets GZK in 2012. I moved from Mohylivka to Inhulets to live closer to work. Over time, I operated various excavators. Before the war, I w