Slava Ukraini! Hold the Line, One Battle at a Time

Each battle lasts a few minutes, and you cannot walk away from your spot: you fight from a fixed first-person position, so every shot counts and every moment spent not shooting is a moment the column gets closer. One moment you are waiting with a rocket launcher as a BTR rolls into range, the next you are swapping targets because a helicopter appeared where the tanks were. The pace is fast and frantic in bursts: long enough to plan a shot, short enough that a mistake ends things quickly. Between battles, the strategic layer lets you choose which fights are worth taking to slow the invasion.

The strategic mode plays out on a full map of Ukraine. Your job is choosing which battles to fight to delay the invasion while friendly nations send support. Over time that support translates into better weapons and equipment, while sanctions and battlefield casualties wear down enemy resolve. It matters what you pick: the wrong weapon for the wrong fight can decide a battle before it starts. The map, the support and the arsenal all feed one decision: where to stand, and with what.