Istrebiteli

If you only ever judge WW2 by what Hollywood shows us then your as ignorant as can be. The Russians play an enormous part and this series shows just how it was for them. Men & women fighting together in difficult conditions. Political Commisars in every unit indoctrinating the troops and all fighting a dirty war that is seldom fully recorded here in the west. D-Day saw 7 divisions land on Normandy. Russia fought 50 divisions of German infantry and armour at least.

As for the production, it is representational and captures the feel very well. Russians don't have the luxury of big fancy CGI firms doing their fight scenes and to be honest it's the story line that makes the show, so we'll done to the script writers and the actors.

I think a lot of Russian made programmes and films are greatly underestimated. If as a country, they weren't so keen on poisoning people or cyber attacking someone then they could be a big player in the Movie business.

Ok let's get the bad out the way first, Subtitles are way too fast making them difficult to read but that doesn't mean you can't follow what's going on, the female pilots are way to glamourous and the male pilots are far too photogenic. It's not a big budget production, but they do well depicting the air battles using the Sturmovik computer game which 'Air Crash investigation' has already done successfully. But they make a good fist of it, most of the story is about the Pilots and groundcrew's interaction, blundering political intrigue, love interests and the sudden loss of colleagues. I have been binge watching during the lockdown and the Attackers have been a pleasant distraction, yes it's a bit far fetched but it give good indication of the trials of the Russian air force in WW2 which had male and female pilots serving together. It's not going to challenge you but you will care about the characters, their losses and their victories whilst it gives a different view of WW2 from the Russian angle. Currnetly watching the 2nd series 'Attackers the last battle' which only has a few of the first cast in, but the women are even more glamourous and the political intregue more vicious!

This was a great series.. I'm glad I found it. The story, plot and the actors are fantastic. Some very good actors all the way around.

And Elkatrina Vilkova... omg I'm in love. She is a beautiful lady and great actress. I'm trying to find more movies she's been in. Maryia Andreeva and Anton Sokolov are excellent in this as well. Seriously they're all good, some very prodigious actors in this show.

If this is a typical Russian production I hope Prime or Netflix picks up more of them.

If you like war flicks, especially those with war planes, you don't want to miss this.

I couldn't stop watching this and found the series massively entertaining. The action is gripping and has you shooting at the screen. I welled up all the time with the romance and tragedy and the cast were brilliant. Cleverly written and completely palatable for western European viewers' tastes. Ekaterina Vilkova is superb as the woman flying ace, hard on the outside and fighting her inner emotional needs. Mariya Andreeva gives a storming performance, too, displaying international merit in the production. The subtitles could be improved for grammar, spelling and nuances, but that is not a fatal flaw and far outweighed by the whole thing. Don't miss the sequel series Attackers: The Last Fight, which is even better.

Simple made, with cool stories, and good effects for low budget. I think it's really one of best in low budget ww2 series.