In December 1991, Perets joined the Russian Ground Forces, followed by working in the transport arm of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) before being transferred to Cherepovets.

He was assigned to the militsiya in Cherepovets, the MVD's police arm due to his military experience.

He worked as a traffic policeman (the GAI agency) for four years, until 1998 when he was assigned as the commander of a motorised platoon of militia near Vologda.

His final tour of duty commenced on July 25, 2002 in the early stages of the Second Chechen War.

Several minutes after Perets' death, the other APCs rejoined them and the militants scattered, with five killed and seven captured.