Vadym is a Ukrainian leader in the international disciple making movement (DDM). In Ukraine this directly involves more than 500 churches (in 24 denominations) plus 57 organizations and a network of more than 5,000 ministry leaders. This network has distributed more than 1,400 tons of humanitarian aid, evacuated more than 410,000 people from combat zones, and operate 119 help centers in Ukraine. Vadym pastors a local church in Kamyanka, about 150 miles Southeast of Kiev. He has been involved in starting sports and youth ministries throughout the former Soviet Union including creating Camp Karabin. Vadym invited Can Do Kids International into the movement in 2017. His local church houses an average of 20 refugees each night (having converted Sunday School rooms to dormitories and bathrooms). They also have distributed 20 tons of food and supplies to 800 people who have chosen to stay but have lost all means of support.