Metal captures Volk in Paris with the help of the GIGN and other U.S. forces. After interrogating Volk, Metal informs Price of a meeting that Makarov intends to hold within Prague. Aided by loyalist Russian forces under the command of Sgt. Kamarov and Czech partisans, Price's team attempt to assassinate Makarov, only to learn that he anticipated this and arranged a trap for them. Kamarov is killed by a bomb vest and despite managing to escape the trap and Makarov's men, Soap is mortally wounded during the chaos, and dies shortly after revealing to Price that Makarov knew Yuri. A furious Price interrogates Yuri at gunpoint and Yuri confirms to Price his former affiliation with Makarov and Imran Zakhaev, aiding the pair in Pripyat after , but was disillusioned by the pair's use of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. When Yuri attempted to defect and warn the authorities of Makarov's plans, Makarov critically shot him before the airport massacre in Moscow and left him for dead, leaving him to be rescued by airport security after collapsing when chasing Makarov into the airport concourse. Price begrudgingly maintains their alliance, and with assistance from MacMillan, infiltrates Makarov's castle base near Prague for intel on Makarov's location. Learning that Alena has been discovered to be hiding in Berlin, Price passes on the information to Team Metal. Though they fail to rescue Alena before she is captured by Makarov's men, the Vorshevskys are tracked to a Siberian diamond mine, with Metal, Yuri and Price launching a rescue mission. Although the group are successful, Metal sacrifice themselves to ensure the safe extraction of Yuri, Price and the Vorshevskys, as the mine begins to collapse. "Frost" is not present on the ground in this mission, leaving his fate unclear. In the aftermath, Russia and the United States call a ceasefire, leading to the withdrawal of Russian forces from Europe as the two nations focus on peace talks. Meanwhile, Price and Yuri track down Makarov to a hotel in the Arabian Peninsula by January 2017. With Nikolai's help, the pair manage to overcome his remaining forces with heavy "juggernaut" suits and prevent him from escaping via helicopter. As Makarov gets the upper hand in a struggle, Yuri intervenes and is killed by Makarov, but his distraction allows Price to strangle and hang Makarov with a steel cable. As the police approach the hotel, a victorious Price smokes a cigar.