弗拉德·诺沃日洛夫是一名参加过入侵阿富汗的苏军老兵，目前和家人们住在乌克兰东部的卢甘斯克地区。2014 年 5 月，随着乌克兰国防部下令在东乌克兰地区实施所谓的“反恐行动”，诺沃日洛夫一家发现自己已身处战争之中，很多无辜的人正在死去，居民们面临着乌克兰国民军的欺凌和剥夺。 在一次行动中诺沃日洛夫被乌克兰政府军俘虏，对方指挥官是他在阿富汗时的战友，这让他觉得情况应该不会太糟糕。但失去控制的乌克兰国民军开始随意炮击无辜民居，诺沃日洛夫的家人们都被击中被杀。他那昔日的政府军同僚为此愧疚自尽，他自己则决定加入民兵组织，以击退敌人并防止这种情况发生在其他人身上……

Colonel Mikhail Loginov arrives to take command of a military base in a seaside town, bringing his wife Svetlana with him. Their arrival upsets the peaceful, stable existence of border detachment leader Aleksey Streltsov. Twenty years ago, the very same Svetlana left him without giving any reason. Now Aleksey has a family-his wife Vera and son Danila. But the old wounds inflicted by his first love start bleeding again. And soon, real blood is shed. Vera's father, the former base commander, is found dead, and his murder must not go unpunished.