Dmytro served in such capacity for nearly 5 years, becoming highly regarded by his comrades and commanders alike. Then in July 2021, while performing combat operations on the Luhansk front, he was hit by an enemy anti-tank rocket and had to be hospitalized. 


After receiving treatment and brief rehabilitation, Dmytro continued his service as a group commander, taking part in successful deployments to the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Donbas areas of operations after the full scale Russian invasion in 2022. 


Today Dmytro is a proud advocate of Ukrainian special ops units throughout the entire Ukrainian Armed Forces.