A Ukrainian sniper has killed a Russian soldier from 1.7 miles away, making it the second-longest combat kill ever recorded, according to Ukraine’s Office of Strategic Communications.
“The occupier was eliminated by a precise shot from a distance of 2,710 meters, a distance that now ranks second in the world ranking. The kill was confirmed by the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” said Ukraine’s Office of Strategic Communications.
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The recent hit is similar to hitting a target in the middle of New York’s Central Park from Times Square at that distance. Or shooting the length of about three Burj Khalifas stacked end-to-end.
The 24 seconds of thermal imaging footage showed a man designated as “the occupier” by Ukraine’s armed forces, implying that the apparent killing happened in occupied Ukraine. The guy appears to be wandering through the woods.
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The subject takes a few steps before coming to a stop, at which point the scope’s white crosshairs settle over him or her. Then, a split second later, the figure drops to the ground.
There is no universally recognized record for the world’s longest sniper shot. However, the unknown sniper of Canada’s Joint Task Force 2 is credited with a kill in 2017 at 2.2 miles or 3.54 kilometers, Business Insider reported.
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In the post, Ukraine’s armed forces acknowledged British former sniper Craig Harrison, who previously held the record for the second-longest shot and whom the Ukrainian army claims to have shoved into third place.
Another pre-existing claim to a second place is a 2012 kill at 1.3 miles, or 2.81 kilometers, by an anonymous member of Australia’s second commando regiment.