Dzmitry worked as a driver for several companies and as a taxi driver; in spring 2021 he was offered the post of regional manager at a Babruisk taxi service. From 2017 to May 2018 he worked at the Kalinkavichy branch of the Security Department, and then served as a police warrant officer until August of that year.
On the night of 30 March 2022, he was detained together with Yauhen Minkevich and Uladzimir Auramtsau in a case concerning the arson of two relay cabinets of a railway signalling installation near Asipovichy. During the arrest, security forces shot Dzmitry in the knees; according to the Belarusian Railway Workers’ Community, he did not resist.
In February 2023, Dzmitry was found guilty in a criminal case brought under several articles, including "Act of terrorism" and "High treason", for setting fire to the relay cabinets, and sentenced to a long prison term and a large fine. The convicted men voluntarily compensated the railway for damage of more than 12,800 roubles.
In the colony, Dzmitry is often sent to the punishment cell, usually for about a month, including for failing to meet the quota in a cold and dirty metal-dismantling workshop. As a "terrorist", he is barred from using the colony shop, and he has lost a lot of weight.
