Oleksandr Cherman could not imagine his life outside Bakhmut. Although he was known in many cities of Donbas. He was known as a master who could tune, repair, and assemble any sound equipment.

Oleksandr did not leave Bakhmut for a long time. He almost died of fever in his own apartment. During one of the shelling, the house was very damaged: the doors and windows were blown out. Therefore, the man lived in the cold until the disease took him down. Volunteers took Oleksandr to a hospital in Kostyantynivka. He could hardly walk anymore. Later, he ended up in a hostel in Kyiv.