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The longest confirmed sniper kill was achieved on August 14, 2025, by a Ukrainian sniper at a distance of over 4,000 meters (approximately 2.5 miles), surpassing the previous record set in November 2023. The record-breaking shot was taken by Viacheslav Kovalsky using the "Horizon's Lord" (Volodar Obriyu) rifle during the Russia-Ukraine war.

Details of the record-breaking shot:
  • Date: August 14, 2025

  • Distance: Over 4,000 meters (approximately 2.5 miles)

  • Sniper: Viacheslav Kovalsky, a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) sniper

  • Weapon: Ukrainian-made "Horizon's Lord" (Volodar Obriyu) rifle

  • Ammunition: A 14.5mm caliber round

  • Context: The shot was taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and involved a cooperative effort with a spotter to calculate the necessary data for the long-range shot.
Previous record holders:
  • November 2023:
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    Viacheslav Kovalsky set a record of 3,800 meters (2.36 miles) using the same Horizon's Lord rifle.

  • 2017:
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    An unnamed Canadian Special Forces sniper (Joint Task Force 2) achieved a confirmed kill at 3,540 meters (2.2 miles).

    2009:
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    British Army soldier Craig Harrison set a record of 2,475 meters (2,707 yards).


    And it wasn't a yahoo story. It was picked up by yahoo & republished. Juyst like numerous articles posted here.







  • :rolleyes:

 
A Ukrainian soldier is 'claiming" that a world record for the longest distance of a confirmed sniper kill was set last week when two Russian soldiers were taken out with a single shot from nearly two and a half miles away.
 

The longest confirmed sniper kill was achieved on August 14, 2025, by a Ukrainian sniper at a distance of over 4,000 meters (approximately 2.5 miles), surpassing the previous record set in November 2023. The record-breaking shot was taken by Viacheslav Kovalsky using the "Horizon's Lord" (Volodar Obriyu) rifle during the Russia-Ukraine war.

Details of the record-breaking shot:
  • Date: August 14, 2025

  • Distance: Over 4,000 meters (approximately 2.5 miles)

  • Sniper: Viacheslav Kovalsky, a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) sniper

  • Weapon: Ukrainian-made "Horizon's Lord" (Volodar Obriyu) rifle

  • Ammunition: A 14.5mm caliber round

  • Context: The shot was taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and involved a cooperative effort with a spotter to calculate the necessary data for the long-range shot.
Previous record holders:
  • November 2023:
    .

    Viacheslav Kovalsky set a record of 3,800 meters (2.36 miles) using the same Horizon's Lord rifle.

  • 2017:
    .

    An unnamed Canadian Special Forces sniper (Joint Task Force 2) achieved a confirmed kill at 3,540 meters (2.2 miles).

    2009:
    .

    British Army soldier Craig Harrison set a record of 2,475 meters (2,707 yards).


    And it wasn't a yahoo story. It was picked up by yahoo & republished. Juyst like numerous articles posted here.







  • :rolleyes:


W, glad ya verified it, by who though… cell…
 
A Ukrainian soldier is 'claiming" that a world record for the longest distance of a confirmed sniper kill was set last week when two Russian soldiers were taken out with a single shot from nearly two and a half miles away.
from the above...............

"The longest confirmed sniper kill........."

try reading a bit more rather then simply reacting because you want to get a dig in at me.
:rolleyes:
 
Yeah AI confirmed it and were debating it because you have nothing better to do and it amuses me
ok skeptic (& why I have no fucking idea other then as Cell said - Sunday night)


Does that link work for y'all?

Why the hell am I even bothering........
 
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Hey W , if we didn’t contest it , the post would go by the uninterested / dosent matter…

me think the Military channel or Natgeo had a show called Greatest Sniper Shot… remarkable… cell…
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