Here come the monsters from the side of the Scorcher. Help the guys at the border hold them off. I guarantee a reward.

Lukash

Protect the Border is a side mission featured in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

Mission Prerequisite

You must accept the Assist at Freedom's Barrier outpost mission to obtain this particular side mission. Simply approach The Barrier and receive the prerequisite mission from Cap, which is a one-time mission. You are given the Protect the Border notification as soon as success or failure (Cap dies) is determined.

Mission

The mission consists of fighting off a wave of mutants and is repeatable (see the #Notes section below regarding repetition). Therefore, a Chaser 13 or a SPSA-14 and lots of buckshot ammo are recommended, as well as hanging a Slug or other artifact on your belt to stop any bleeding. The type of mutants you encounter vary, but generally there are one-to-three Bloodsuckers, a pack of Blind dogs, and a herd of Fleshes. On rare occasions you may encounter Grey Pseudodogs, Boars, and Controllers. Although it may seem that the Freedomers stand no chance, they easily overpower the Bloodsuckers, sometimes at the expense of a man. The other mutants may run off and you need to chase them down and kill them to complete the mission. However, Freedomers are no match for a Controller. While a Controller's attacks, Bloodsuckers and Pseudodogs are able to attack Freedomers relentlessly. Since you can usually take out a Controller quickly with one or two grenades, it is recommended to attack them first.

Reward

• An Urchin.
• An additional 5000 RU if you have joined Freedom.
• Since the Freedomers stand a better chance of surviving a mutant attack than a Monolith strike, you may have few corpse to loot. But there is the possibility of finding some Bloodsucker tentacles and stash coordinates.

Notes

• There may be long waits at the Barrier between receiving the mission and the actual attack.
• The mission is only issued once per day.
• Once the mission has been successfully completed, subsequent completions are far easier; simply running into and out of Army Warehouses is often sufficient (compare with this mission from Barkeep).
• The mission may expire several times before the first satisfactory conclusion, but renews on subsequent visits to Army Warehouses.
• Satisfactory conclusion and reward collection triggers the Protect the stalkers at Agroprom optional mission (which itself frequently completes if player simply leaves Army Warehouses).

v · d · e Side Missions in Shadow of Chernobyl
Sidorovich Assassination Kill the "sales representative" Kill the stalker called Fiend Kill the trader stalker Kill the bandit leader Elimination Destroy the bandit camp at the Garbage Eliminate the bandits by the Agroprom Research Institute Eliminate two bandits at the Garbage Purge the area from mutants Kill the bloodsucker in the Dark Valley Artifact Find the Jellyfish artifact Find the Stone Flower artifact Find the Night Star artifact Find the artifact called Chunk of Meat Mutant body parts Bring over the tail of the pseudodog Bring the jaw of the bloodsucker Item retrieval Steal the box from the army outpost
Barkeep Assassination Kill the soldier Kill the stalker Kill the stalker called Sparrow Kill the stalker called Vampire Elimination Destroy the group of bandits at the Agroprom Destroy the lair of snorks in the Dark Valley Destroy the lair of wild mutant dogs at the Wild Territory Eliminate the bandits at the Garbage Eliminate the Mercs and bandits in Rostok Purge the bandits' camp at Wild Territory Defend Help the stalkers fight off the bandits at Agroprom Protect the stalkers camp at the Garbage from the bandits' assault Artifact Find artifact Goldfish Find the artifact Flash Find the Crystal Thorn artifact Find the Night Star artifact Find the Meat chunk artifact Mutant body parts Bring the hoof of a boar Obtain the flesh's eye
Sakharov Elimination Destroy the lair of wild dogs Purge the lair of the snorks Artifact Find the "Gravi" artifact Find the "Jellyfish" artifact Bring the Fireball artifact Find the artifact called Sea Urchin Find the "Moonlight" artifact Mutant body parts Bring a part of the snork's body Bring the bloodsucker's jaw Bring the eye of a flesh Bring the leg of a boar Bring the tail of a blind dog Item retrieval Bring the unique bodysuit
Voronin Assassination Neutralize the bandit Elimination Destroy the zombie Destroy the bandits Destroy the controller at Yantar Destroy the detachment of Mercs Destroy the herd of fleshes Destroy the Mercs in the Wild Territory Destroy the pseudodogs Destroy the security post of the Mercs Destroy the stalkers' camp Purge the freedomers Item retrieval Find the enhanced rifle Obtain an Bulldog 6 from Freedom
Lukash Assassination Destroy the neutral stalker Kill one of the Duty commanders Kill the stalker called Scarecrow Elimination Destroy the military camp Destroy the Merc camp Destroy the Duty detachment Destroy the Duty outpost Clear the village Destroy the herd of boars and fleshes Destroy the herd of rodents Defend Protect border Protect the stalkers at Agroprom Item retrieval Bring the bulletproof vest Mutant body parts Bring a boar's leg
Others Arnie: Arena Baldy: Kill the traitor Bes: Repel the bandit raid Brome: Find the weapon of the Dutyer Bullet: Free the Dutyer Cap: Assist at Freedom's Barrier outpost Petrenko: Destroy the stalker from Freedom Fanatic: Protect the rookie camp from the Mercs Hunter: Destroy the lair of the bloodsucker, Find the family rifle Max: Get a flash drive from the crazy sniper Nimble: Find the perfected suit Screw: Bring a bottle of vodka Kitsenko: Purge the dog lair Skinflint: Kill the bloodsuckers in the village Skull: Kill the tower sniper, Kill Lukash Snitch: Kill master stalker "Captive Dutyer": Free the Dutyer from prison Wolf: Destroy the boar lair Destroy the mutants at the farm