Ukraine Sniper Nears World Record by Killing Russian 1.68 Miles Away

A Ukrainian soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 80th Airmobile Brigade provides fire support for his team during a live-fire training exercise at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Nov. 12, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Holmes) Public Domain

The longest recorded sniper kill is held by a Canadian sniper (name withheld) in May of 2017 at 3,540 meters or 2.19 miles. The Canadian was serving in Joint Task Force 2 and was in Iraq at the time of the kill and shot an ISIS militant.

Now, Ukraine claims one of its snipers took out a Russian soldier at a distance of 1.68 miles (2,710 meters)…