Overview

• On August 14, an unnamed Ghost unit sniper on the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad line reportedly killed two Russian soldiers with a single 14.5 mm Snipex Alligator round from around 4 km away.
• Telegram footage posted by military journalist Yuri Butusov shows the marksman and a spotter firing multiple shots before a white flash signals the double hit.
• Ukrainian sources credit drone reconnaissance and AI-assisted targeting with locating and guiding the extreme-range shot.
• If authenticated, the 13,123-foot engagement would eclipse the 3.7 km world record set by Ukrainian sniper Viacheslav Kovalskyi in 2023.
• Ukraine’s military reports the frontline site remained under its control as of August 15 and says its Ghost unit has accounted for nearly 1,000 Russian casualties this year.