Natalia Voronkova, a volunteer who offers support and basic first aid training for Ukrainian government forces fighting Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country, petting a puppy at small military base in a former villa near the frontline. As Natalia travels in the war zone she uses the opportunity to get a unfiltered sense of the reality and challenges the soldiers face on the ground; impressions she uses as a special advisor to the Ministry of Defence.