Stepanov's father Volodymyr Stepanov was a deputy of the Sloviansk City Council as a member of the Party of Regions in April 2014. He voted for the establishment of the Donetsk People's Republic in the 2014 Donbass status referendums, but according to his son he was forced to do so. During the Siege of Sloviansk Stepanov's parents resided in Kyiv, but they returned to Sloviansk after it was retaken by Ukrainian troops.