Soviet Storm

Series offering a Russian perspective on the WWII conflicts on the Eastern Front, beginning with a look at the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Archive film, computer-generated imagery and innovative reconstructions tell the story of the Red Army's bloody defeat to Nazi Germany in Kiev, 1941.

A siege at Sevastopol forced the Germans to bring in some of the biggest artillery guns ever used. See Hitler's invasion from the Russian perspective.

A look from the Russian perspective at the siege of Moscow, where Soviet troops adopted a 'not a step back' policy while facing the advancing German army.

The horrific story of one of the longest sieges in military history, told from the Russian perspective. More than a million citizens lost their lives.

Soviet troops suffered huge casualties in Rzhev in 1941, causing the battle to be grimly nicknamed The Meat-Grinder. A look from the Russian perspective.