Large-scale competitions of the National Guard for shooting from combat weapons took place in Berdyansk

23.05.2021 13:16

Nine teams, fifty servicemen from military units of the Southern Operational and Territorial Union of the National Guard of Ukraine for three days fought for the right to be called the best in command and individual competitions.

The championship was held in Berdyansk on the basis of the 3rd patrol battalion of military unit 3033 and included the performance of exercises on practical shooting from standard weapons: a 9-millimeter Makarov pistol and a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

The competition became a real game of chance, a test for accuracy and dexterity, because the conditions for performing the exercises were quite strict and involved shooting for a while from different positions.

Judges evaluated the actions of the participants of the competition, paying special attention to the speed of execution of tasks and the number of targeted hits on the target.

“The opponents were serious and their training is immediately visible,” said Senior Ensign Vitaliy Goncharenko, the instructor of combat training of military unit 3033. “The targets, although they are standing, will seem to be close, but it is difficult to hit them, because the shooting is fast and the result is taken into account by the execution time. Everything needs to be done in a split second. I am satisfied with my result, because thanks to constant training I managed to win the first place in the AK-74 exercise — high-speed shooting from a machine gun with single shots at a target at a distance of 100 meters. I think such competitions motivate and clearly show participants what more needs to be worked on, even the winners.”