"I was thinking that Russians would now know that is what Ukrainians are capable of," the sniper told the WSJ. Vyacheslav Kovalskiy, a former businessman, made the shot from a record 12,470 feet away.

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. Vyacheslav Kovalskiy is believed to have executed the longest-ever ...

KYIV—The Ukrainian sniper had lain still for hours in near freezing temperatures when the command came to take the shot at a Russian soldier almost 2½ miles away. “You can," his spotter said, and ...

A Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces soldier trains with a sniper rifle (left). One sniper team has claimed the world's longest kill shot, purportedly seen here in a video released November ...

The Ukrainian sniper team claiming the world's longest kill shot has described shooting a Russian soldier. "I was thinking that Russians would now know that is what Ukrainians are capable of," the ...