About the book: 1989 / The collection "Ice landing" by the famous Ukrainian writer, former front-line reconnaissance soldier Pavel Avtomonov (1922-1988) includes works of recent years. The novel “Casting” traces the fate of the border guards of one of the outposts, their participation in the historical battle for the Dnieper in the fall of 1943. The author dedicated the story “Ice Landing” to the miners of the special battalion who operated on the shores of the Taganrog Bay. The story “Loyalty” depicts those who found themselves in German captivity Soviet soldiers who preserved human dignity and devotion to the Motherland in incredibly difficult conditions.