Early eighties. Military pilot-instructor Captain Alexey Shevtsov was sent to Algeria to train flight personnel. The appearance of the Soviet specialist aroused genuine interest among the local military. Especially among those who are not too sympathetic to the USSR. Some of the wards directly provoke the captain, but he tries not to react to the machinations. Everything changes dramatically when Shevtsov, together with his friend, during a training flight, supposedly accidentally ends up over the territory of a neighboring state... Strategic plans, successes and miscalculations of the command, the cunning of the enemy, the exploits of soldiers and commanders - war as it really is. The authenticity of the events of our recent history.