Unofficial motto of the GRU spetsnaz: "Only stars are above us." Scouts were trained to carry out almost impossible tasks. For example, secretly penetrate into the "regime" (entry only with special passes) the city of Krasnokamensk and imitate sabotage at the mining and processing plant, where uranium ore was enriched. Another time, it was necessary to "blow up" the buildings of the city department of the KGB and the city automatic telephone exchange.The quality of their training was checked by the scouts "beyond the river" - in Afghanistan. So, in 1987, they were ordered to get a copy of the American Stinger MANPADS. The Minister of Defense promised the title of Hero of the Soviet Union to the one who got this trophy.The author's memories of the training and combat everyday life of the 24th Special Forces Division are accompanied by portraits of his colleagues - and special forces who have become legends, such as Oleg Onischuk, Evgeny Sergeev, Evgeny Bykov , and almost unknown heroes.There is not a single fictional event or episode in this book, all the characters are real, however, the names of some of them are treason for ethical reasons.