
During this desperate time, the young commander was tasked by Premier Cherdenko with defending Leningrad, despite objections from General Krukov, who believes that trying to defend the city would be foolhardy. When the Soviet Union was invaded by the Empire of the Rising Sun, the Soviet military is powerless to stop the invaders, since most of their forces are concentrated in Europe, fighting the Allies. The following is based on the Soviet campaign of Red Alert 3 and might contradict canon.
