42-21 detachment

Squad 42-21 is a search and rescue team of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, based in Karelia. Its members face extreme situations daily: rescuing people from flooded cars, pulling them out of caves, fighting forest fires, and performing other dangerous tasks. The team is a close-knit group, where each member is responsible for their own area of ​​work, but in a critical moment, everyone acts as one. In the first season, the team works under the leadership of Major Sergei Gireyev; in the second, personnel changes occur, and both the work and personal stories of the characters become more complex. Alexander Grek, a senior lieutenant, is a new member of the team. At the beginning of the first season, he arrives in Karelia from Moscow: he is the nephew of an EMERCOM general and is initially perceived as a "capital intern." Grek quickly proves his ability to think outside the box and is willing to take risks to save people. His personal storyline develops in parallel—his relationship with Tatyana Belova, and later, with Lina. Sergei Saidovich Gireyev is a major and the squad leader in the first season, an experienced and demanding leader. To his subordinates, he is a strict but fair commander who knows the price of every mistake. Tatyana Belova is a senior lieutenant, the squad doctor, and Gireyev's daughter. Nikolai Petrov is a captain and one of the squad's experienced rescuers. Maxim Sharol is a captain in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, later joining squad 42-21. Vladimir Bykov ("Old Man") is the squad's dog handler, responsible for the search dog, Puzir. He also performs housekeeping duties (including cooking for the team). Puzir is the squad's search dog and a full-fledged "team member." He participates in real rescue operations, helping to find people in the forest, under rubble, and in other difficult conditions.

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