Mstyslav Chernov (himself) is accompanied by a journalist as they follow a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation in the midst of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. The film features body-cam footage recorded by Ukrainian soldiers in combat, capturing the brutal realities of conflict with unflinching honesty. As the platoon advances through devastated terrain, they face uncertainty and danger, pushing forward despite the devastating consequences of war on their homeland.