Maxim was featured in a propaganda film, filmed in prison.
In the spring of 2022, he joined Kalinovsky's volunteer regiment, which was formed in February of that year to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion.
According to a pro-government television channel, Ralko took part in military operations.
In early 2024, Ralko resigned from Polk and returned to Warsaw. He began studying IT testing, attended protests, and worked as a security guard at Biedronka. He received subsidiary protection status. A couple of months after returning from Ukraine to Poland, Maksym had a falling out with his friends and disappeared. He accused one of them of espionage. He then reconnected in May 2024, claiming to be in Germany and planning to apply for asylum there. Maksym later reported that he had escaped from the refugee camp and left all his documents behind, including his passport.
