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No, the Soviet Union did not target the Jews. It was the Nazis that murdered about 6 million Jews ...
The Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, and so was on the Allied side, against Germany. Huge battles were fought over the major Ukrainian cities, both at the time of the German invasion, and again when the Russians were driving out the Germans. Some individual Ukrainians welcomed the Germans when they invaded, thinking anyone would be better than Stalin. They soon learned that Hitler was certainly no improvement. Individual Ukrainians also collaborated with the Germans in rounding up and murdering Ukrainian Jews, and some served in the German military. Most Ukrainians though fought against the Germans.
Josef Stalin - Russians Adolf Hitler - Germans President Franklin Roosevelt/ President Harry Truman - Americans Winston Churchill - English Benito Mussolini - Italians Paul Reynaud - French There were more than three leaders of World War II...
The invasion of Normandy helped change the tide of war by putting the Germans on the defensive rather than the offensive. With the failed attempts by the Germans to capture Russia, defend Italy, and defend the Normandybeach, allied troops were able to finally be put on the offensive side. While the Americans, British, and Canadians moved through France, more Americans rushed up and through Italy and the Russians started to leave their Motherland and assault Nazi Germany.
No better or worse than any other nationality