He joined the Russian military and served in Syria. But now he’s fighting against Russia
Ukrainian soldier Stepan Kaplunov, 31, was desperate to avoid capture because he is actually a Russian citizen and former Russian soldier. He has been fighting on the front lines against his own country since 2014 to help prevent Putin “reviving USSR 2.0.” CNN’s Scott McLean meets him in a rehab center in Kyiv after a tank shell exploded next to him.