Êàê ñîîáùèë çàìåñòèòåëü íà÷àëüíèêà ãîñó÷ðåæäåíèÿ Íàó÷íî-ïðîèçâîäñòâåííîå îáúåäèíåíèå "Ñïåöèàëüíàÿ òåõíèêà è ñâÿçü" ÌÂÄ Ðîññèè ïîëêîâíèê ìèëèöèè Âèòàëèé Ãîëîâàòþê, âî âðåìÿ ñïåöîïåðàöèè ïî îáåçâðåæèâàíèþ áîåâèêîâ â Íàëü÷èêå áûë ïðèìåíåí ïðèíÿòûé íà âîîðóæåíèå â 2005 ãîäó ìàãàçèííûé ãðàíàòîìåò, ïîçâîëÿþùèé îòñòðåëèâàòü 43-ìèëëèìåòðîâûå ãðàíàòû, ñíàðÿæåííûå ðàçäðàæàþùèì âåùåñòâîì. Ýòîò âèä îðóæèÿ áûë çàäåéñòâîâàí âïåðâûå. Ïî ñëîâàì Ãîëîâàòþêà, òàêèå ñïåöèàëüíûå ñðåäñòâà íåëåòàëüíîãî äåéñòâèÿ îêàçûâàþò íà ïðàâîíàðóøèòåëåé ïñèõîôèçèîëîãè÷åñêîå âîçäåéñòâèå, íî ôèçè÷åñêèõ òðàâì, îïàñíûõ äëÿ æèçíè, èì íå ïðè÷èíÿþò. Îïûò ïðèìåíåíèÿ ïîäîáíîãî îðóæèÿ ïîêàçàë, ÷òî îíî äîñòàòî÷íî ýôôåêòèâíî ïðè çàäåðæàíèè òåððîðèñòîâ è âîîðóæåííûõ ïðåñòóïíèêîâ. Áåçîïàñíîñòü äàííûõ ñðåäñòâ ïîäòâåðæäàåòñÿ ñóùåñòâóþùåé â Ðîññèè ïðîöåäóðîé ìåäèêî-áèîëîãè÷åñêèõ èññëåäîâàíèé, ïðîâîäèìûõ îðãàíèçàöèÿìè Ìèíçäðàâñîöðàçâèòèÿ ÐÔ.