He was the first to call for the removing of Soviet emblems from his hometown village and started the process of erecting a memorial honoring Taras Shevchenko.

[5] Additionally, Kapinos was the driving force behind the first memorial in the region to be built in the village of Kulikiv, honoring those who fought for Ukraine's independence.

[3] He took part in the Maidan Nezalezhnosti demonstration in Kyiv in 2012, when he was among the first to declare an indefinite hunger strike in opposition to a bill that intended to suppress the Ukrainian language.

[5][6][3] Early in 2012, Kapinos stood up for the liberties of the locals and stopped a development that would have devastated the Kremenets Mountains' ecosystem from being built on his native Danube.

Against overwhelming odds, he and his team held the Trade Unions Building on 18 February 2014, during the evening attack on the Maidan.

[5] On 20 February, the Holy Liturgy was conducted at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ternopil on the day of sorrow in honor of those who were killed during the protests in Kyiv; including Kapinos and Ustym Holodnyuk.

[9] On 24 August 2014, Independence Day, a monument in Dunaiv honoring the Hero of the Heavenly Hundred was unveiled, featuring his statue.