HRODIVKA, Ukraine—The war in Ukraine is a meat grinder of artillery, missiles and deadly minefields. Running silently aside all that is a test of battlefield marksmanship for snipers pursuing the fight one shot at a time.
Around 15 miles from the front line, near Bakhmut, three Ukrainian snipers recently emerged unseen from undergrowth. Their team, which calls itself “Devils and Angels,” is on orders to kill Russian senior commanders, critical members of artillery teams and other high-profile targets.
The war in Ukraine is rich territory for snipers, reminiscent of World War I, with its long and largely static firing line across a flat landscape. The snipers training near Bakhmut are top shots, but they were honing a skill even more important for snipers: stealth.
#Ukraine: North-West of Sofiivka, #Luhansk Oblast, another Russian 2S19 Msta-S 152mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed by a FPV loitering munition strike of the 14th Mechanized Brigade, which led to the detonation of ammo onboard. pic.twitter.com/bTf6wnVvOi
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 29, 2023
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