Unflinching and unforgiving, Free Fall is a gripping account of a young soldier's experiences in a brutal and bloody war. Nicolai Lilin, author of the international bestseller Siberian Education, was conscripted and trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian special forces regiment called the Saboteurs. Operating outside traditional military codes, this elite band fought their way through the inhospitable terrain of Chechnya, encountering mercenary fighters and anti-personnel mines, hand-to-hand combat and extreme torture