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All day long,

the sun has kept coming out,

only to disappear again behind pale clouds.

A sultry day,

devoid of colour.

Go on, go on!

Go on!

Go on. Easy does it!

Stop!

Shut the door!

- Are the tracks broken? - They've got stones in them.

OK, got it.

OK. Chuck it over there.

Don't forget to scrape it.

Anyway, we'll go for a bathe afterwards.

Where are we going to swim? In the Seine?

There's a river.

How about on the other side of the Panjsher?

Oh yeah, and let's walk to France!

- Sanya! - That's enough digging.

Once more.

Chuck it over there.

It'll roll down.

Is that me?

Go and wash.

And can I get myself shaved double-quick, too?

The captain told me to just this morning.

The captain? He says that to everyone.

There weren't any razors.

I haven't shaved because

I haven't had the chance.

Misha! Got a cigarette?

I wish I was back on my kolkhoz.

You don't need to dig there, do you?

Not so deep, anyway.

What, go and leave everyone in the lurch?

No way.

This is how we help the Tadjiks.

No, this is how we help ourselves.

Two days of spadework in one day!

I'll call you if I need you.

Are you staying here?

- We're leaving. - When?

Right now.

It's in the iron box, by the table.

Don't be shy.

Fair's fair.

Well. Remember us to them.

And you were crying.

The plane hasn't taken off yet.

Thanks for everything. Don't forget to shave.

Remember me to them, back in Russia.

Take care.

Going home to Russia.

Demobilised.

Safe journey!

Be seeing you.

Well, go on, then!

Keep in touch!

That's it.

For them, military service and this war are over.

Let's hope nothing happens to them

on their way over the mountains.

Turn off the engine! Misha, stop it.

Take off the brake!

You'll ruin the brakes!

Take off the hand brake!

Heave-ho!

They'll never come back here again.

That's it. It's over.

Safe journey.

Hey, Karimov!

There's a soldier's mess for those who are staying.

Goodness, it's hot here.

Ready, Faizev?

Don't forget your guns.

We'll blast them over to the east.

Your position will be like this.

- How many mines are already there? - I don't know the exact figure.

Take your section and go up there.

Can we have a rest?

Comrade Lieutenant, we've been sitting on guard all night long.

So have we.

And we were standing.

Where are they dragging us off to?

Comrade Lieutenant, what are your orders?

You cover the 20 metres from that bush to there.

To that hole?

No, make a barrage at the narrowest point.

You, cover the corner near that tree.

Take the fuses.

Go a bit further down, where the lieutenant is -

I don't know his name.

Lay a tripwire going upwards.

Up there?

Use a PZM.

- Fazrahimov, come here! - I'm Faisiev.

I told you, you're to go further ahead with Maltsev.

Fazrahimov, er, Faizev, do you see the tree?

Go up there, dig a hole and lay a mine.

When I give the order, take off the safety-device.

This is the cap.

When it's pierced, the TNT explodes.

As if they knew what was going to happen,

they decided to lay more mines around the post.

Sanin!

- Ready? - Yes.

Major Abramovich... He was ready to die

rather than leave what he was carrying.

Now there was a man of principle.

- Want a smoke? - OK.

Fomenko, I know him. I've been to his place.

About time too!

30 minutes.

You can't trust batteries these days.

They've been tested.

Yes, but they are all...

Not that one, give me a Number 7. Take one out of my back pocket.

Screw it right down, OK? Here.

Don't short-circuit it

or you'll wear out the battery in no time.

You, what's-your-name, Faizev!

Take a PZM

and go up as far as the precipice, OK?

We've got one infra-red.

Should we put a PZM over there?

You've got PZMs. Move forward,

not too far up the slope, not too near the river.

Where the bush is.

So as to aim the blast at them.

Lay it diagonally.

Right, Bekov! Get your mine ready.

Ready, Faizev?

Don't forget your guns!

Take off your headgear, except for your helmets.

You must wear helmets in action. Put on your helmets!

Stand to!

Quick, now! Straighten your uniforms.

Form ranks. In your ranks!

Attention!

Comrade Captain, the company is ready.

The Deputy-Chief Lieutenant Kaverznev.

- Good day, comrade border guards! - Good day, Comrade Captain.

At ease! Stay in ranks.

No news for the moment.

No movements of armed personnel detected

within the protected area.

The population are busy working.

They may try to provoke us by attacking the post from the rear

with small groups armed with mortars.

We can't rule out the possibility.

Conclusion: Reinforcement all round. In your ranks!

Attention! This is the plan:

Rakhimov, Gabirov,

Nibadullaev: 1 - H - 18.

Yeraliev: 20 - 10 - 19.

- Dmitriev! - Here!

18 - H - 9 - 9.

- Nasyrov, Khadulloev! - Here!

26 - 15.

- Ageyev! - Here!

20 - 10 - 19.

The rest of you, off duty.

Are any of you unfit for action?

What are you doing?

Just in case, just in case...

When the base was finally attacked,

at first it wasn't frightening.

Eagle 13 calling.

Eagle 13 calling.

Hearing you.

Yes, I can see it too, that spot.

It's done.

We've already covered it with our ordnance.

- Llberty calllng. - Liberty, revoke last order.

Volga 10, this is Kulyab 65.

K 9, Eagle 13 calling, hold on.

Maybe it's coming from there.

That's the square Liberty mentioned.

Falcon 29 at post 46.

Move forward In slngle file

and be very careful, Includlng on the way back. Repeat.

Did he say where the firing was coming from?

From the direction of the base, you can take...

about a kilometre, see?

They are positioned like that. It might be coming from thereabouts.

Or from over there.

Hard to say.

Follow the rlverl

OK, I'll get to work, then.

What kind of injuries? Minor or serious?

Fatal.

Switch channels and explain what's happening.

Straight at you or in another direction?

At which block, 1 or 2?

Report, 1st!

Get Vikin out of there immediately

and try and see where the sniper is shooting from.

Rakhimov, all you lot in the trenches lie down,

and put your helmets on, there are snipers out there!

Got it. Go on. You there!

Yura, why have we lost contact?

What's up?

Liberty, keep a sharp eye on the Curtain.

They're still firing samovars.

We're OK for the moment. We're firing back.

We're firing back at them

with our own samovars.

Come here!

Keep the dog out of here.

They must retreat.

Flre closer to us, they're already on the slope.

Target the road.

OK. The road, lads, the roadl

Salyut!

Salyut 1!

Nasyrov has made bread dough.

He'd better bake it, then.

Salyut 1, Eagle 13 calling.

Fire at the road again, keep it coming, more thickly.

At the road, the roadl Mortarl

Their commander reported activity in that sector.

We must make a decision and carry out a manoeuvre.

Let's transfer the men

from there and concentrate them here.

The enemy's altered his line of fire.

He's shifting it towards us.

Just leave the service guns.

No, not from the Curtain, from those positions.

- Transfer them where? - Let's think.

At the end here, in Position 1?

- Or closer to the mortars? - Closer to the mortars.

At the Maples.

- There aren't enough of us. - The Maples are in the open.

But there are places to shelter in.

They'll be out in the open when they move.

There's no-one left here to man the ordnance.

All right with you if I go out and take a look around?

If you like. They are all on the hills.

- Valera! - Yes!

Look, there must be a lookout on the hill.

War is hideous, from the very first shot to the last.

There is nothing but dust, the smell of burning,

stones, hot shrapnel, blood, a hint of fear.

No room for aesthetics.

Let's get into position.

On foot, that way.

The vehicles advance in line.

Call me when you arrive.

Have you got a magazine?

Is it enough?

It's us he's aiming at.

Where's it coming from?

Watch out for shells!

Mind your belt.

Shit.

Go on. You'll have to clean it.

It's stuck!

They're waving a white flag.

- We weren't shooting at them. - Got it.

Have you been in the truck long?

Everything finished

as suddenly as it began.

The enemy retreated to the mountains

to muster reinforcements.

We received 26 missiles.

Exactly 26.

They have nothing better to do than count in the hills.

- Oh yeah? - Yeah. They count the explosions?

You're wrong, they get data from the other side.

We prevented them from counting.

No, they work directly with Afghanistan.

So?

As soon as it's repaired,

we'll know if the planes are going to strike again or not.

He was going to call.

Just going through the motions.

It was just a show to frighten them.

It's over, it's over.

You can put that down, if you like.

Not too many four-letter words?

It's life. You should warn us.

It's realistic.

It's realistic, but...

Here they come, at full speed.

He dropped the first one before he got here

and he'd already left before the second.

They must have warned him.

It was him they were signalling to.

He works for them part-time.

I haven't used up the munitions. I won't be taking any more.

I've got enough.

All day long,

the sun has kept coming out,

only to disappear behind pale clouds.

A sultry day.

At Post 13,

the quartermaster had been.

The way they looked at him!

Hey, he's from the Moscow detachment.

Do you remember, yesterday?

That girl in green who kept standing there.

Were they all dead, or what?

The brides...

Yes, she was there...

I worry about you.

No need. We can even make water from sand.

Today there was a birthday.

There was one yesterday, too. Mishin's.

Concentrated milk and candies.

What a birthday!

We sat here and ate potato stew.

OK, that's enough.

You'll be all right.

It's tough.

Subtitles: Alexei Jankowsky

Subtitling by TVS - TITRA FILM