Nikolai Prokudin, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, awarded two Orders of the Red Star, medals, and a reserve major, presents the third book in the “Hot Spots” series. The first two - “Raid Battalion” and “Battle near Talukan” - have already found their readers and received the warmest response from people who appreciated how realistically and truthfully the atmosphere of that war was conveyed, the emotions were genuine, and the author’s language was vivid... This book is about the Afghan War , as she really was. All events are shown through the prism of the perception of an infantry lieutenant. Death, blood, dirt, heat, frost and an endless series of hostilities. But the main thing is people at war, their heroism and cowardice, selflessness and selfishness......And again, the reading is so captivating that sometimes you forget that you are not reading a cool fictional action movie, but real stories about real people, and the laughter and pain here are real.< /p>