ðə hˈoʊpləs sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sɪvˈɪliənz, kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ʃˈɛlɪŋ, tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚz ʌv mˈaɪnəs twˈɛnti ænd fˈuːd ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒᵻz, dɪtˈiəɹɪɹˌeɪts stˈɪl fˈɜːðɚɹ æz ɹᵻvˈɛndʒsˈiːkɪŋ sˈoʊviət mˈɪlətˌɛɹi lˈiːdɚz ɐlˈaʊ mˈæs mˈɜːdɚ, ɹˈeɪp ænd lˈuːɾɪŋ.
The hopeless situation of the civilians, complicated by shelling, temperatures of minus 20 and food shortages, deteriorates still further as revenge-seeking Soviet military leaders allow mass murder, rape and looting.