Dzmitry worked as a rig builder and electrician at the rig construction department of Belorusneft.
On 28 February 2022, in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a signalling relay cabinet burned down on the Zherdz — Astankavichy section. As a result, the traffic lights and switches stopped working on a stretch of the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy line, which leads to the Ukrainian border. According to the prosecution, Dzmitry set the cabinet on fire together with two acquaintances to slow down the transfer of Russian military equipment. On 4 March of the same year, he was detained together with his wife, who was soon released.
In December 2022, Dzmitry was found guilty in a criminal case brought under several articles, including "Act of terrorism" and "Treason", and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. The trial was held behind closed doors, and the case of the Svetlahorsk "rail partisans" was mentioned in a European Parliament resolution on repression in Belarus.
