Ivan is a typical modern young man of 18. His father disappeared 10 years ago. Trying to shake off the pursuing enemies of their father, Belov's wife and daughter changed their names and settled in the United States. But Alexander Belov's blood still runs in Ivan's veins. He wants to prove his financial independence to his mother and gets involved in a dubious stock market speculation. The operation fails and Ivan and his friends are faced with a huge debt. To solve this problem Ivan heads to Russia in order to try selling a small part of his father's multi-million heritage, but keeps this venture a secret from his mother. His friends Phil, Sydney and Kelly join him in this undertaking. The new rescue plan turned out to be even more dangerous than the prior speculative venture. The main characters get into areal maelstrom of betrayals, pursuits, family secrets and their disclosures and showdowns with both the mob and the Russian secret services...

　　这部电影描绘了顿巴斯战争中的一个普通情节，讲述了“白队”（“瓦格纳”雇佣兵集团）的一个分队的一次“小规模”作战行动，以夺取“黄队”（片中未明确指明，此处代指乌克兰武装力量）控制的几座建筑物。 坦克和装甲运兵车本应让任务变得轻松，但被大型迫击炮和无人机所掩盖的激烈抵抗却削弱了攻击的优势。随着战斗水平不断上升，远程炮兵也发出了强有力的声音。
　　任务一步一步地解决了，可战场上存活的人也越来越少…

海军陆战队士兵亚历山大•叶若夫在被海盗劫持的油轮上。他知道，他的战友们不会丢下他不管。当开始进攻时，他需要活下来，并帮助自己人。
电影是根据2010年5月20日的真实事件拍摄，当时大型反潜舰“沙波什尼科夫元帅”号的海军陆战队士兵解救了在亚丁湾水域被劫持的俄罗斯油轮“莫斯科大学”号。当时他们只有22分钟，绝对不能犯错.......