A heart-stopping video has captured the moment a Ukrainian sniper took out a Russian soldier 1.68 miles away in a near world record.
The Ukrainian military has now claimed that the powerful shot is the second-longest sniper kill in the world, knocking the kill by British former soldier Craig Harrison out of second place.
The images, which were obtained by the National Guard of Ukraine on November 11, along with a statement, show one of Vladimir Putin 's soldiers being "eliminated by a precise shot" 2.70 kilometres or 8,891 feet away.
The statement reads: "With the onset of dusk, snipers of special forces units of the National Guard go hunting. Very quick and accurate work by one of them last night."
The images were also relayed by the Office of Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on November 13, along with a statement saying: "A Ukrainian sniper came very close to the world record for the longest combat sniper shot.
"The occupier was eliminated by a precise shot of our special forces from a distance of 2,710 metres - a distance that now ranks 2nd in the world ranking, confirmed by the command of the Armed Forces."
It continued to prompt: "We would like to remind [people] that the first place in the world is occupied by a shot from a Canadian sniper at a distance of 3,540 metres [11,614 feet] while performing a task in Iraq.
"The second place belonged to the British Craig Harrison, at a distance of 2,475 metres [8,120 feet]."
Craig Harrison, formerly a cavalry Corporal in the British Army, held the world record for the longest sniper kill while he was serving in the British Army in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2009.
A confirmed sniper kill in combat, he shot and killed two Taliban machine gunners from a distance of 2,475 metres.
And in 2017, a sniper from Joint Task Force 2 neutralised an Islamic State target in Iraq at a distance of over 3,540 metres.
This kill shot was confirmed with video footage and a statement from Canada's Armed Forces, saying: "The Canadian Special Operations Command can confirm that a member of Joint Task Force 2 successfully hit a target at 3,540 metres."
Today has marked the 264th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after Russia's tyrant invaded the country on the February 24, in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation".
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that between February 24 and November 14, Russia has lost about: 81,370 personnel, 2,848 tanks, 5,748 armoured combat vehicles, 1,839 artillery units, 393 multiple launch rocket systems, 206 air defence systems, 278 warplanes, 261 helicopters, 1,509 drones, 399 cruise missiles, 16 warships, 4,316 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 160 units of special equipment.
However, Russia has claimed that its casualties have been much lower than reported, despite providing infrequent updates on its latest figures.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the situation where Russian forces destroyed key infrastructure in the southern city of Kherson before they retreated as "severe", due to the lack of water, food and medicine.
He added that Ukrainian forces had to painstakingly remove nearly 2,000 mines, tripwires and unexploded shells that had been left by the retreating Russian forces.
Despite this, citizens across Ukraine have hailed the recapture of the southern city, as images of of locals welcoming the Ukrainian forces with tears of joy have made headlines around the world.
Yaroslav Yanushevych, the Ukrainian Governor of the Kherson region, said that everything was being done to "return normal life" to the region.
However, Zelensky on Sunday accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, saying: "Investigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes.
"Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been found. The Russian army left behind the same savagery it did in other regions of the country it entered."
