FEMALE PILOTS ARE GUARDING THE SKIES IN LITVYAK WW2 MOVIE TEASER ON LEGENDARY RUSSIAN FEMALE FIGHTER PILOT

The movie will be out soon in cinemas

Coming from Russia today is the first, very enticing, teaser for LITVYAK (Литвяк) war movie about  Lydia Litvyak, a Soviet fighter pilot. Hero. In the world ranking of female combat pilots - the first in line. Her name has been there since August 1943. And probably forever. In almost eighty years of the past, none of the female aces has come close to such a combat score. Unless, of course, you do not count Katerina Budanova, a fellow soldier and Lily's best friend. Katya is the second line. Their regiment flew Yak-1 fighters. Covered attack aircraft, transport workers and ground troops. They fought over Stalingrad, Rostov, they met in battles with German fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. They returned from battle with empty tanks and holes, fell on enemy territory, burned and landed on their belly, saved friends, suffered losses, were injured and returned to duty again. They won and became legends. On August 1, 1943, Lilya Litvyak was less than 22 years old. On that day, her plane took off for the last time and remained in the sky forever. Led by Polina Chernishova, the film will be out soon in cinemas. Evgeniy Tkachuk, Petr Rykov and Ivan Brovin also star.