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According to the military, in order to effectively use the needle

First Martial Success: The Armed Forces Soldier has destroyed a rocket from one shot of MSRC (video)

According to the military, in order to effectively use the needle "needle", it is necessary to have good physical training, since the complex weighs 18 kg. The Ukrainian serviceman successfully completed the combat task of intercepting an enemy rocket. In the published footage, Natalia Grabarchuk knocked out the winged rocket with the help of a portable anti-aircraft missile complex (MSRC) "Needle". This shot became her first combat experience to be successful.

On November 17, the press service of the Armed Forces Command. "It was her first battle start, and the first hit!" - said the military. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Natalia has passed five months of training, where she studied with different types of MAS. During his studies, the fighter not only mastered practical skills, but also acquired psychological stability. "When the hostile rocket was in front of me, I rejected all the emotions and excitement.

I made hundreds of training launches on simulators. And here - the first combat and purpose!" - said Natalia about her feelings. She stressed that working with MSRC requires physical endurance, since the complex weighs about 18 kilograms. Natalia worked as a tutor in a preschool educational institution for the service in the ranks of the Defense Forces.

And since 2021, she has been performing the duties of the armor-aircraft missile unit of the Galicia-Volyn Radio Technical Brigade of the Air Command "West". "In our mobile fire group-women servicemen. We make every effort to achieve the result," she said. It should be noted that the needle "needle" is designed to damage the air goals at low altitudes. The system was developed in the 1970s and adopted in 1981.