Ukrainian sniper claims new world record after 'picking off Russian soldier from 2.36 miles away using "Lord of the Horizon" gun'
Ukrainian sniper claims new world record after 'picking off Russian soldier from 2.36 miles away using "Lord of the Horizon" gun'
by: Hani Kamal El-Din
A Ukrainian sniper claims to be a world record holder after picking off a Russian soldier from 2.36 miles away with a custom rifle called ‘Lord of the Horizon.’
The sniper, who serves in Ukraine’s security service (SBU), reportedly managed to beat the previous record of 2.2 miles, made by a Canadian special operations sniper in Iraq in 2017.
A line of three stationary Russian soldiers quickly become a line of two, as the bullet takes the soldier out at the currently unknown location.
The SBU said: ‘SBU snipers are rewriting the rules of global sniping, showcasing unparalleled abilities to operate effectively at remarkable distances.’
‘Lord of the Horizon’ was developed and made by MAYAK, a Ukrainian arms manufacturer, and comes in at an enormous 6 ft in length, the Firearms Blog reports.
With the correct ammunition, the rifle can fire bullets in such a way that they stay faster than the speed of sound for nearly 10,000 ft.
The shot comes after another Ukrainian sniper claims to have executed the second-longest combat kill in history.
The unnamed sniper felled a Russian soldier at a distance of 2,710m – around 1.7miles – according to Ukraine’s military, which published what it claimed was footage of the shot looking down the sniper’s scope.
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