About the book: year / In one of the Middle Eastern countries, the Russian military contingent is helping the legitimate government resist large-scale terrorist aggression. The special forces group, in which Sergeant Oleg Bugrov serves, is assigned to accompany the convoy with humanitarian cargo. Fearing a possible ambush along the route, the senior column leader sends Oleg on reconnaissance. Disguised as a local resident, the sergeant makes his way to the nearest village. What he sees there amazes his imagination. Bugrov understands that the fate of the humanitarian convoy now depends on his decision…