Heroes Among Us
11/14/2025
Veterans Without Barriers: On the Achievements and Triumphs of Metinvest Iron Ore employees on the Sports Arenas
Metinvest's veterans embody not only courage, loyalty and responsibility, but also great strength of spirit, discipline and unwavering faith in their own abilities. Despite severe injuries and wounds, they do not stand aside from life. For many of them, sport has become not only a way to recover after injuries but also an opportunity to discover new meanings in life.Regular, structured athletic training provides recovery, motivation, discipline, and an effective remedy against stress and anxiety. And also new social connections, a source of inspiration and a way to savour other, new facets of life.For two years now, combat veteran Valerii KROPOVA has been personally building a barrier-free country – both in everyday life and on sports grounds. In addition to his military achievements, Valerii boasts dozens of sporting awards, medals and trophies. After being discharged from service for health reasons, Valerii now works as a general labourer in the maintenance and operations shop at Ce