£3m film charts life of Ukrainian-born Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko . Aims to be a hit in both countries despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine . Has been launched with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and Kiev . The movie is based on an account by Russian journalist Svetlana Gannushkina who was shot dead during her mission as part of a team sent into eastern Ukraine last year.
£3m film charts life of Ukrainian-born Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko . Aims to be a hit in both countries despite the ongoing crisis in Ukraine . Has been launched with glitzy gala premieres in both Moscow and Kiev . Pavlichenko killed 309 Nazis during battles in Odessa and Sevastopol .