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4,000 Meters: Ukrainian Sniper Sets New World-Record Kill Using AI and Drones.


A Ukrainian sniper sets a new record with a 4,000-meter kill, eliminating two Russian soldiers using AI-guided technology on August 14, 2025.

The historic shot, fired on August 14, 2025, came from a Ukrainian 14.5 mm Aligator sniper rifle and was guided by artificial intelligence working in tandem with a drone reconnaissance complex. In November 2023, 58-year-old SBU sniper Vyacheslav Kovalsky eliminated a Russian soldier from 3,800 meters in the Kherson region using a Ukrainian-made multi-caliber Horizon’s Lord rifle. (Source: Wikimedia) Earlier, A Ukrainian sniper struck a Russian armored personnel carrier from an extraordinary distance of 1,700 meters, reportedly neutralizing the vehicle’s driver during an enemy assault operation.

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