A video segment from the Ukrainian 45th Artillery Brigade shows a Ukrainian soldier launching an FGM-148 Javelin missile from high on a communications tower.

Depending on the region of Ukraine, much of the land may be flat, and visual identification of enemy targets may be obscured by trees. While climbing the antenna certainly gives the Javelin operator a better view, it also puts him at severe risk of hostile return fire following the launch of his weapon.

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