He began his career as a track athlete and became the Ukrainian indoor champion over 3000 metres in 2006.

[1] He won the 2007 Moscow International Peace Marathon, running a time of 2:20:34 in severe weather conditions.

[2] He finished in second place with a time of 2:14:55 at the 2008 Mainz Marathon, behind compatriot Andriy Naumov.

[5] He finished fifth at the Albstädter Citylauf with a time of 30:06, but he was the fastest European runner outside of the all-Kenyan top four.

[6] He started 2010 with a win in the Championship of Ukraine of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 5K cross country race.