Overview

• On August 14, a Ukrainian sniper unit reportedly killed two Russian soldiers from approximately 4,000 metres along the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad defensive line.
• Ukrainian military journalists and social media footage attribute the engagement to the Pryvyd “Ghost” sniper platoon within the Ground Forces.
• The shot was fired from a domestically produced 14.5 mm Snipex Alligator rifle, marking a claimed extension of the longest confirmed kill.
• Targeting was guided by AI-driven drone reconnaissance according to military journalists and video published on Telegram.
• No independent open-source or third-party verification of the footage and official statements has yet been available.