Yatoro - a young Ukrainian carry-player who has already made a name for himself in competitive Dota 2.

In May 2020, he underwent a trial period in Danil Dendi Ishutin's B8 organization. He wasn't picked for the team, but soon after, he received an offer from Dmitry Korb3n Belov to join his stack, Yellow Submarine. At that time, the team already had coach Airat Silent Gaziev and midlaner Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Khertek. After assembling the roster and achieving initial success in official competitions, the stack was signed by Team Spirit.

Despite his young age and lack of experience playing at a professional level, the team manager noted Yatoro's maturity and good teamwork skills.

Yatoro is a recognized master of playing Morphling. In matchmaking, he has played over a thousand games with this hero, winning about 60% of them. In competitive matches, Morphling shares the first place with Faceless Void in terms of the number of games played. The player's arsenal also includes Anti-Mage, Phantom Assassin, and Slark.

In his first year of professional career, Yatoro managed to reach fourth place in ESL One CIS Online Season 1: Upper Division, second place in ESL One Eastern Europe Online Season 2: Upper Division, make it to the top 8 at WePlay AniMajor, and qualify for The International 10, winning the regional qualifiers.

In 2021, he became the champion of The International 10 with Team Spirit, defeating PSG.LGD in the grand finals of the tournament with a score of 3-2. 

In 2023, Yatoro and his team took first place at Riyadh Masters 2023 and DreamLeague Season 21, as well as becoming a two-time champion of The International, taking first place at TI 12.

The next year didn't start off so well for Spirit. First, 6th place at BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 and 4th place at DreamLeague Season 22, DreamLeague Season 23 and 1WIN Series Spring, then 13th at Elite League 2024 and 10th at ESl One Birmingham 2024. However, the team managed to come together and show a great result at PGL Wallachia Season 1, taking 1st place there, defeating Xtreme Gaming in the final with a score of 3:2. However, in the summer, the team failed to handle Xtreme in the grand finals of the Clavision Snow Ruyi Invitational. Spirit also finished 7th at Riyadh Masters 2024, unexpectedly losing to PSG Quest in the lower bracket of the playoffs, and won the 1win Series Summer.

Team Spirit finished 9-12 at The International 2024, losing to Xtreme Gaming in the lower bracket of the playoffs. On September 18, 2024, Yatoro announced that he is tired of the Dota 2 pro scene and is going inactive. On November 28 of the same year, Yatoro reached 16,000 MMR.

• January 5, 2025 - Yatoro returned to Team Spirit.

The first tournament after vacation for Illya was FISSURE PLAYGROUND, where the team took 4th place. In March, the updated roster secured its first victory at DreamLeague Season 25, defeating Tundra Esports with a score of 3-2. Later that month, the team placed in the top-4 at PGL Wallachia: Season 3. A little later, the team participated in FISSURE Universe Ep.4 , where they lost in the second round of the lower bracket and finished in 6th place. In April, Team Spirit became a finalist of ESL One Raleigh 2025, where they lost to PARIVISION 1:3.

Later, at the end of April, the team competed at PGL Wallachia Season 4, where they lost in the quarterfinals of the lower bracket playoffs and left the tournament, finishing in 5th-6th place.

In May 19, 2025, the team was scheduled to participate in DreamLeague Season 26 however they withdrew. A bit later, the team participated in BLAST SLAM III, finishing their run in the semifinals and placing 3rd-4th. In the summer, Spirit competed at PGL Wallachia Season 5 and finished in 4th place. In July, the team became a two-time champion of the Riyadh Masters tournament series as part of the Esports World Cup 2025, defeating Team Falcons in the grand final with a score of 3-0.

At FISSURE Universe: Episode 6, the team took 2nd place. At The International 2025, the two-time world champions suffered a sensational defeat. The Dragons failed to even reach the playoffs. The team lost to Team Falcons in an elimination match in the group stage.

At the end of October, Spirit participated in FISSURE PLAYGROUND 2, where they finished in 6th–8th place after losing in the second round of the Playoff stage.

In November, Spirit competed at BLAST SLAM IV, where they reached the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals, finishing in 5th–6th place. In the subsequent PGL Wallachia Season 6, Team Spirit reached the final but unexpectedly lost to MOUZ in the final match.

At DreamLeague Season 27, Team Spirit delivered a solid performance and reached the grand final. However, the team failed to defeat Team Yandex in the title match.

At the first tournament of 2026, FISSURE Universe: Episode 8, the team finished in 2nd place, falling just short of the championship. After that, the team's results began to decline. At BLAST Slam VI and DreamLeague Season 28, the team finished in low positions and didn't even make it to the playoffs. At PGL Wallachia Season 7, Spirit bounced back and made it into the top 4.

At ESL One Birmingham 2026, the team placed 5–6th, reaching the playoff stage.

Due to constant roster changes, the team failed to finish in the top 6 at the online tournament PREMIER SERIES and did not receive a share of the prize pool. At the following LAN event, PGL Wallachia Season 8, the team reached the playoffs but was eliminated in the first round, finishing 7–8.