About the book: year / Lieutenant Strekozov from the first days of service in Afghanistan showed himself to be an extremely tough but fair officer. Once, during a combat operation, Strekozov noticed how his immediate superior, Captain Demeev, together with his soldiers, brutally dealt with Afghan civilians and engaged in looting. Strekozov reports the crime to Captain Baranov, but this officer turns out to be Demeev’s accomplice, and in order to remove the witness, Baranov sends Strekozov’s platoon to certain death…