Cold spring 1944. Having cleared the south of Ukraine from the invaders, Soviet troops reached the Dniester. A powerful, deeply echeloned enemy defense awaits them on the right bank of the river. Suicide bombers from the 500th “test” (penalty) battalion of the Wehrmacht were also hastily transferred here, who would take the main blow of the Red Army. As usual, the Soviet penalty soldiers will be the first to attack - having crossed the river under hurricane fire, they must seize a bridgehead for a further offensive at any cost. For every inch of the enemy's shore you will have to pay with hundreds of lives. The waters of the Dniester will turn red with the blood of the fallen... A new novel from the bestselling author of “Redeem with Blood!” and “The penalty officers did not shout “Hurray!” The cruel “trench truth” of the Great Patriotic War.