Ukrainian sniper unit sets world record 4000-metre lethal shot with AI-guided rifle
Ukrainian sniper unit Duh reportedly used an AI-guided Aligator rifle to kill two Russian soldiers from 4000 metres on 14 August 2025, reportedly setting a world record for the longest confirmed sniper shot. The strike was guided by drone reconnaissance and artificial intelligence.
What happened
On 14 August 2025, the Ukrainian sniper unit Duh fired a shot from an AI-guided Aligator rifle at a distance of 4000 metres, hitting and killing two Russian soldiers on the PokrovskβMyrnohrad defensive line.
According to military journalist Jurij Butusov, the shot was guided by artificial intelligence under a drone reconnaissance system. The bullet passed through a window where the soldiers were positioned.
Reported impact
Two Russian soldiers were killed in the strike. The shooting occurred in a region where Russia had deployed approximately 110,000 troops and broken through Ukrainian defensive lines.
Index analysis
The shot reportedly set a new world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill. The previous record also belonged to Ukraine, when a 58-year-old sniper from the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) hit a target from 3800 metres using the domestically-produced rifle 'Master of the Horizon'.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.