1986. Afghanistan.
A GRU special forces reconnaissance group receives a task that quickly turns into a fight at the edge of what’s possible. The assault on the Kare[r]a stronghold, a raid across the Pakistani border, three days of nonstop combat in the mountains, encirclement, and retreat with the dead on their shoulders.
Sergey Seryogin is no longer the young fighter who has just joined the unit. Now, behind him are people he is responsible for—and a war that will remain inside him forever.
But after the battle comes another test. Politicians and generals try to bury the scandal; medals are revoked, and the special forces’ feat is turned into an inconvenient story. For those who died and those reported missing, it’s as if they’ve been forgotten. And yet for those who were there—beyond the Afghan border—this war will never truly end.
“Beyond the Line” is a harsh, realistic novel about GRU special forces in Afghanistan: about duty, brotherhood, and the price that is paid for victory.