The first Winter Invictus Games will take place in February 2025, marking a historic event. On January 29, veteran Yevhen Kaus was introduced at the Barrier-Free Council, who will represent the National Team in Vancouver. 

Yevhen Kaus — a certified coach in yachting (adaptive rowing for veterans) with the «Federation of Marine Multi-sports of Ukraine» in the Odesa region. 

During the full-scale war, Yevhen sustained a mine-explosive injury, resulting in the loss of both legs. At the Vancouver Games, he will compete in three disciplines: curling, biathlon, and skeleton. 

Additionally, the Ukrainian national team from the Odesa region includes:

- Oleksiy Vasylyev, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, veteran, injured in March 2023 while performing combat tasks in Bakhmut, Donetsk region; 
- Illia Pylypenko, sailor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, veteran, injured in September 2022 near Bilohirka, Kherson region due to a tank mine explosion; 
- Oleksiy Prytula, senior soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, veteran, injured in September 2022 in the vicinity of Yamplivka, Donetsk region. 

The Invictus Games is the largest international event for veterans and service members who have been injured, wounded, or fallen ill while serving their duties. 

Participation in the 2025 Games will be the fifth for Ukraine. The Invictus Games in Vancouver-Whistler 2025 will be the first-ever winter hybrid Games. 

Veterans will participate in swimming, rowing on simulators, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby, including new winter sports: alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, cross-country skiing, skeleton, and wheelchair curling.