Mykola is a pacifist who wants to be useful. Mykola's innocent world collapses when militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home in Donbass. Recovered, he joins a sniper unit. Having met his wife's killers, he breaks down and organizes "sniper terror" for the adversary. He's saved from a needless death by his tutor, who dies. A friend's death "scars" Mykola, and he's willing to die.