Why is it important?

The role of snipers during warfare is very important. A professional sniper, in addition to having the ability to shoot extremely accurately, should be very balanced, patient, able to concentrate, independently make the right decisions and be prepared to wait for long periods of time. These inherent virtues are possessed by only a few. In addition to these personal qualities, professional snipers learn how to use optics, good camouflage, how to move covertly, and calculate the trajectory of a bullet, depending on several factors: wind, temperature, elevation and more.

According to Wikipedia: "A sniper is a special infantry soldier, or other armed forces or law enforcement officer that affects the important objectives of the first shot in what is usually a camouflaged ambush." Thus, the goal of a sniper is to take the first shot accurately and effectively. Error in war can be very costly.

A beautifully prepared sniper poses a serious threat to the enemy, and to neutralize the enemy a sniper uses a lot of resources. The purpose of this project is to ensure individual snipers and sniper units have all necessary devices and equipment, to make them more accurate and less visible. Good equipment and optics will make our men not only more efficient, but more importantly, safer. Indeed, as experience in this war has shown, a truce on paper does not mean a real ceasefire.

Where does the money go?

As stated above, the purpose of the project is to help snipers to see better, while remaining undetectable. Funds for this project are going to provide snipers and different units with scopes, mounts for them, bipods, silencers and camouflage clothing.

Due to their quality and practicality, these things help a sniper gain a better chance of success when in a shooting situation, thereby increasing the successful execution of tasks and minimizing the risk to the sniper himself.

It is possible that during the project, the list needs to be added to with additional equipment.

• 13:1613September2019

  Project budget increased by UAH 157 644. The Pulsar Thermion XP50 thermal sight for the anti-sniper unit was added to the list of project needs.

• 15:0717December2018

  Project budget increased by UAH 11 594. The needs of two sniper units added to the project budget. Namely: weather stations, mufflers, rangefinders, and active headphones.

• 17:1720September2018

  Project budget increased by UAH 10 272. Concrete blocks, used to equip one of the National Guard sniper polygons, were added to the project budget.

• 16:4113September2018

  Project budget increased by UAH 3 105. Two new items, namely sniper rifle covers for sniper platoon of the 17th brigade, were added to the budget.

• 13:0715December2017

  Project budget increased by UAH 1 968. The project budget has been revised and modified. Instead of few sound suppressors for SVD we added and purchased ACE UTRA J-Z ACE and ACE UTRA SL7i sound suppressors for one of the sniper units on the front.

17:2915September2017

Project budget increased by UAH 16 505. Two items, namely: active headphones Howard leight impact sport and sniper rifle case Hofner added to the budget, These items will be delivered to sniper unit of 17th brigade.

16:3222June2017

Project budget increased by UAH 85 307. Weapon accessories were added to the budget, namely: bipods, mounts, pistol grip, a chassis and other. These positions will be transferred to the Marines.

15:2710May2017

Project budget increased by UAH 50 916. Accessories, needed to make sniper work more comfortable, such as magazines, bipods, mufflers, chassis and other gear have been added to the project budget.

13:0320March2017

Project budget increased by UAH 42 196. Accessories for two sniper rifles added to the budget.

18:0022February2017

Project budget increased by UAH 112 392. Four weather meters Kestrel and components for modernization of weapon for snipers of 36th Marine brigade added to the list of needs.

17:2029December2016

Project budget decreased by UAH 3 646 due to discount from Kruk Industries on the forend for Mosin and rifle stock purchase.

15:0917December2016

Project budget increased by UAH 16 200. Stock and forend for Mosin Nagant added to the project.

15:5216December2016

Project budget increased by UAH 7 729. New items, namely: pistol grip, scope mount and four magazines added to the budget.

14:5620June2016

Project budget increased by UAH 10 400. Rifle stock for sniper added to the project.

19:0802June2016

Project budget increased by UAH 137500. Rangefinders Leica rangemaster crf 1600-b for snipers were added to the budget.