Despite thorough preparations, the operation fails. Thereafter, making use of the maps, the main military forces are to be dispatched. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military 'Fairway' operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Summary: The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.