He was directly involved in the open military invasion of Ukraine. He commanded the units of the 31st separate airborne assault brigade, allocated to the "Vostok" group of troops. In the period from February to April 2022, he led the actions of subordinate forces during the operation to capture Kyiv from the western direction. Servicemen of the 31st separate air assault brigade were involved in war crimes against civilians in the Kyiv oblast.
On November 4, 2022, he was suspected of shooting a civilian resident of Irpin, Kyiv oblast, for disobedience, which occurred on March 25, 2022 (criminal proceedings No. 12022000000000278 of 06.04.2022)