{"id":27023,"date":"2023-12-05T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=27023"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:49:04","slug":"ukrainian-ex-businessman-breaks-silence-on-record-sniper-shot-on-russian-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/ukrainian-ex-businessman-breaks-silence-on-record-sniper-shot-on-russian-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian ex-businessman breaks silence on record sniper shot on Russian officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian ‘ghost’ sniper firing at Russian position near Bakhmut<\/h3>\n

A Ukrainian sniper who is believed to have set a new world record with a successful kill shot has spoken out for the first time.<\/p>\n

Vyacheslav Kovalskiy is believed to have executed the longest-ever successful sniper shot on November 18 – hitting a Russian target 2.4 miles away.<\/p>\n

His target, a Russian officer, is believed to have been killed, although this has not yet been verified.<\/p>\n

Kovalskiy said: “I was thinking that Russians would now know that is what Ukrainians are capable of. Let them sit at home and be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kovalskiy’s 12,470-foot shot was captured on video and reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, who have said it appears the previous record has been broken.<\/p>\n

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Kovalskiy and his spotters, who are both members of the military counterintelligence division of the Security Service of Ukraine, had initially observed Russian soldiers cutting wood.<\/p>\n

However, they considered them too low-ranking to shoot, according to the WSJ.<\/p>\n

But when a Russian officer appeared in their sights, they decided it was time to take action.<\/p>\n

Kovalskiy had been laying in dirt for several hours in freezing temperatures waiting for a worthy mark to appear.<\/p>\n

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He was given the all-clear once his spotter had used a laser to measure the distance, as well as specialist software and meteorological data to calculate the effects of the wind, humidity, temperature and curvature of the Earth.<\/p>\n

The successful shot surpasses the previous record by a huge 850ft, according to Kyiv.<\/p>\n

Experts have said Kovalskiy’s record breaking shot was indeed possible – but extremely difficult to execute.<\/p>\n

Steve Walsh, a former US Marines sniper instructor, said: “For conventional sniping, there are so many variables that are hard to quantify, so the reality is anything over about 1,300 meters [about 4,265 feet] can be more luck than skill.”<\/p>\n