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In November 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a special agent with the Security Service of Ukraine, later revealed to be 58-year-old sniper Viacheslav Kovalsky, surpassed the previous world record by shooting a Russian soldier from a distance of 3,800 m (4,156 yd).
The variables when shooting at distances up to one and a half miles can be staggering. It takes more than technology and know-how to tackle crosswinds, elevation and even the Earth's rotation. Click through the photos to get all the details on the longest sniper shots in history.
Vyacheslav Kovalskiy, the Ukrainian sniper, has surpassed the official longest confirmed sniper kill record, previously held by a JTF2 sniper who hit the target from a distance of 3,540 meters (3,871 yards).
Hathcock holds the Marine Corps record for the longest confirmed sniper kill shot, as Insider previously reported. The sniper set the record in 1967 during the Vietnam War, and it's all the more...
In November of 2009, Craig Harrison, Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals RHG/D of the British Army, made a shot that stands as the longest recorded sniper shot in history. Harrison consecutively hit two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan at a range of 2,707 yards.
Longest Sniper Shots No. 6. DISTANCE: 2,300 METERS; Shooter: Sgt. Bryan Kremer, U.S. Army; Location: Iraq, October 2004; Weapon: Barrett M82A1; Sergeant Bryan Kremer’s 1.43-mile shot is the longest made by an American sniper, and it’s impressive considering he used a Barrett M82A1 rifle with Raufoss Mk 211 ammunition.
In May 2017, a Canadian Sniper team, from Joint Task Force 2, made History by achieving the longest Sniper kill in Military History.