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Viacheslav Kovalskyi (born 1965) is a Ukrainian sniper for the Security Service of Ukraine who, as of June of 2025, has the longest recorded sniper kill at 3,800 m (4,156 yd). On November 18, 2023 in Kyiv, During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kovalskyi shot a Russian soldier with a Horizon's Lord rifle chambered in 12.7×114 mm HL wildcat. The bullet traveled for 9 seconds before it struck and killed the soldier.[1][2][3][4]
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[edit]- ^ "Ukrainian sniper 'breaks world record after killing soldier nearly 2.5 miles away'". The Independent. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ security, Ellie Cook is a Newsweek; London, defense reporter based in; war, U. K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine; military, the U. S.; Systems, Weapons; January 2023, emerging technology She joined Newsweek in; Express, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily; City, is a graduate of International Journalism at; English, University of London Languages (2023-11-19). "Ukraine sniper obliterates world record for longest kill: Kyiv". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SBU sniper claims world record after successful 3.8 km shot". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ^ Journal, Alistair MacDonald | Photographs by Joseph Sywenkyj for The Wall Street (2023-12-04). "Ukrainian Sniper Breaks Cover to Claim World-Record Hit of More Than 2 Miles". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-06-07.