The official trailer for the movie "Litvyak" (2025) tells the story of Lydia Litvyak and Ekaterina Budanova, who flew Yak‑1 fighter planes during World War II. The film is scheduled to premiere in Russia in 2025 and is dedicated to Lydia Litvyak, a Soviet fighter pilot ace born on August 18, 1921, who is considered the most successful female fighter pilot of World War II. She conducted over 160 combat sorties, personally downing five enemy aircraft (according to other sources — 11).
