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A Ukrainian sniper unit on Thursday reportedly broke the world file for the longest confirmed sniper kill, eliminating Russian troops from a distance of greater than 13,000 ft (4,000 meters).
The shot, fired by a Ukrainian-produced rifle and aided by synthetic intelligence and drone steerage, left two Russian troopers useless within the space of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported.
“The record-breaking shot was made on Aug. 14, 2025, utilizing synthetic intelligence below the steerage of [an unmanned aerial vehicle] advanced with a 14.5 mm alligator rifle,” mentioned military journalist Yuri Butusov, in response to the Kyiv Publish.
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A serviceman of the 152nd Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces checks the sky for Russian fight drones amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine close to the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk area, Ukraine, Aug. 5, 2025. (Reuters/Stringer)
The capturing happened amid elevated Russian assaults within the space surrounding Pokrovsk, which was as soon as a metropolis with greater than 60,000 residents, the Publish reported.
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The previous world record belonged to a 58-year-old Ukrainian sniper who eradicated a goal from a distance of round 12,400 ft (3,800 meters), the outlet added.
A bus carrying passengers travels previous destroyed buildings Sept. 11, 2024, in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. (Yevhenii Vasyliev/World Pictures Ukraine through Getty Pictures)
The record-breaking shot reportedly happened a day earlier than President Donald Trump’s closely-watched summit Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Putin, who spoke first in a joint press convention held by the 2 world leaders, described the talks as a “constructive environment of mutual respect.”
President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Related Press)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to fulfill with Trump in Washington, D.C., Monday.
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Zelenskyy mentioned in a submit on X that he and Trump will “talk about the entire particulars concerning ending the killing and the warfare.”
