About the book: 2009 / This is not a detective story, not a fantasy, this is a true document of the era. Sparkling notes from an Airborne Forces officer - about difficult service, about fierce battles on Afghan soil, about friends and, of course, about himself. It’s like a mosaic: from seemingly small and not very significant stories, a canvas of military labor is formed. The airborne troops are presented not in ceremonial splendor, but in the sweat and calluses of soldiers and officers, in overcoming themselves, in true comradeship, in respect for the memory of grandfathers and fathers who laid down their lives “for their friends.”»…