On February 24, Dmytro was woken up by his mother, dressed in a military uniform. She was leaving for duty, and the boy stayed with his grandparents in Zhmerynka. Although the town is far from the front line, it also felt the destructive power of war. The house where Dmytro was staying shook when rockets hit. He dedicated an essay to his military mother, with which he won a prize in the Museum of Civilian Voices of Rinat Akhmetov Foundation.