In his career, Stepan quickly rose from a tank platoon commander to a company commander, and then to chief of staff of a tank battalion. Having seen stately, brave officers at the age of 13, he firmly decided to become a military man. After graduating from the Kazan Tank School, Stepan Belov was assigned to the 21st separate motorized rifle brigade in the Orenburg region.From the very first days of the SVO, Stepan was on the front lines. The tank company under his command demonstrated miracles of courage and bravery. Having traveled from Lisichansk to Grigorovka, and then to Zaporozhye, by the end of 2022, Belov's company destroyed 20 tanks, 9 infantry fighting vehicles and a significant number of enemy manpower. On December 19, 2022, for courage and heroism shown in the performance of his military duty, Stepan Belov was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation.