Ukraine says sniper killed Russian soldier almost 1.7 miles away, which it claims is the second-longest kill on record

• Ukraine's army claimed on Wednesday to have made the world's second-longest sniper kill.
• The army's strategic command posted footage of the apparent hit.

Ukraine's army claimed on Wednesday to have made the world's second-longest sniper kill shot, at a distance of 1.68 miles, or 2.7 kilometers.

Ukraine's strategic command shared footage of the apparent hit on Telegram, saying: "The occupier was eliminated by a precise shot of our commandos from a distance of 2710 m."

At that distance, it would be like hitting a target in the middle of New York's Central Park from Times Square. Or shooting roughly the length of just over three Burj Khalifas — the world's tallest building — laid end-to-end.

The 24 seconds of grainy thermal imaging footage show a figure identified by Ukraine's armed forces as "the occupier," suggesting the apparent kill took place in occupied Ukraine. The figure appears to be walking among trees.

The individual walks a few feet before coming to a standstill, at which point the scope's white crosshairs settle over him or her. A moment later the figure collapses to the ground.

Insider was unable to independently verify the footage or the facts about it offered by Ukraine's army.

There is no universally verified record of longest sniper shots, but the world's farthest hit is generally attributed to an unnamed sniper of Canada's Joint Task Force 2, who is credited with a kill in 2017 at 2.2 miles, or 3.54 km.

In the post, Ukraine's armed forces gave a nod to British former sniper Craig Harrison as having formerly held the record for second-longest shot, and who the Ukrainian army claims to have nudged into third place.

Another pre-existing claim to second place is a kill by an unnamed member of Australia's second commando regiment in 2012, at 1.3 miles, or 2.81 km.