Afghanistan is now behind him. He survived the war and returned home. Only his homeland has changed. In his own country, he feels as if he’s on a combat mission behind enemy lines—around him is foreign territory. Once again, war—this time the enemy speaks Russian, and the front line runs right through the streets of his hometown. When bandits start hunting Sergei, it turns out that combat experience and front-line comradeship can be more useful than any connections or money.