Published on: 2026-10-12
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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In Yakutsk, the solemn closing ceremony of the IV International Tournament in army high-precision shooting in memory of Hero of the Soviet Union Fyodor Matveevich Okhlopkov was held, where the results were summed up and the best shooters, including juniors, were awarded.
This year, at the suggestion of the Deputy Chairman of the Government – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, chief judge of the tournament Yuri Trutnev, competitions for young shooters were held for the first time.
The ceremony was attended by the head of Yakutia Aysen Nikolayev, Hero of Russia, Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District Roman Alisenov, and Hero of Russia, Hero of the DPR, Chairman of the Russian Combat Sniping Federation, Deputy Chief Judge of the tournament Yaroslav Yakubov.
“I sincerely congratulate all participants. Special congratulations to the champions, because we saw remarkable shots. The results that were champion-level in the first and second tournaments today are almost commonplace for each participant of the fourth tournament. And the record set — 3 km in daytime shooting — can already be considered worthy anywhere, because 3 km under Yakutia conditions at this range has never been shot before,” emphasized Aisen Nikolayev.
“A tournament of this level, as well as all types of military-applied disciplines, especially shooting ones, requires the highest dedication. And I want to thank the organizers and personally the head of Yakutia, Aysen Nikolayev, for the unwavering support of the fourth tournament in a row. Today the best snipers in the country have gathered here—professionals with enormous experience who not only compete but also learn from each other and pass on knowledge to the younger generation, the kids from the ‘Warrior’ center. The scale and distances of the training ground are impressive: we plan to use this experience when creating a world-class sniper school and shooting center in the ‘Patriot’ park. On behalf of the Minister of Defense, I congratulate the participants. Here, not only the prize places are important: working in a sniper pair is the highest level of combat coordination, and everyone who has gone through this path is already a winner,” noted Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.
The Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, Roman Alisenov, expressed words of gratitude on behalf of the Deputy Chairman of the Government – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, the chief judge of the tournament, Yuri Trutnev. “Let me remind you that about 75 participants came to the first tournament, and today there are almost 190. If in the first tournament the best result was 2,000 m and it then seemed that this was the limit, today we see the championship shot of the Yakovlev brothers already at 3,000 m. It is gratifying that the record of the Sulus shooting range belongs to Yakut shooters. Equally important is that civilian shooters competently compete with representatives of special services. This indicates an exchange of experience and overall improvement in skills. And that means our country is becoming stronger,” emphasized Roman Alisenov.
During the ceremonial event, the results of the competitions were summarized and the winners in two key stages of the tournament, “Day” and “Night,” were awarded.
Winners of the “Day” stage:
1st place – a pair from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia):
sniper – Vasily Yakovlev;
corrector – Sergey Yakovlev.
Distance: 3000 m.
2nd place – team of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
sniper – Dantes;
spotter – Veles.
Distance: 2700 m.
3rd place – the team of the Federal Protective Service:
sniper – Riddick;
forward observer – Physical Education teacher.
Distance: 2700 m.
Winners of the “Night” stage:
1st place – the Federal Security Service team:
sniper – Ryazan;
spotter – Nimble.
Distance: 2300 m.
2nd place:
sniper – Maksim Gumeniuk;
Corrector – Maksim Reznikov.
Distance: 2300 m.
3rd place:
sniper – Maestro;
spotter – Peresvet.
Distance: 2200 m.
For setting the distance record of 3000 meters, the sniper pair – brothers Vasily and Sergey Yakovlev – were awarded a special prize: a 250-gram gold bar.
In the second category, the first international participants of the tournament were recognized – representatives of the Republic of Belarus team: Klim, Zubr, Bely, Serb. They were awarded a special prize – a certificate for the purchase of the Arkuda sniper system in 375 CheyTac caliber.
In the third category for the best sniper pair arriving from the special military operation zone, the participant with the call sign Kipish was awarded. He was presented with a thermal imaging sighting system C7.
Unlike the adult tournament, the junior competitions took place only during daylight hours.
The medals for the winners of the youth competitions were awarded by Hero of Russia, commander of the “Voin” center Andranik Gasparyan, Hero of Russia, Hero of the DPR, chairman of the Russian Combat Sniping Federation, deputy chief judge of the tournament Yaroslav Yakubov, and Hero of Russia, director of the “Sulus” training ground Alexander Kolesov.
The winners of the minor tournament were:
1st place – team of Magadan region: Yulia Terezyuk, Nikolay Grishchenko, Sofya Gorokhovskaya.
2nd place – the team of the Amur Region: Varvara Bryleva, Roman Shtegman, Mikhail Kazakov.
3rd place – team of the Republic of Buryatia: Artyom Ronis, Ksenia Voronetskaya, Lyubov Fevraleva.
The winners and prize-winners were awarded valuable prizes and pneumatic weapons, including the EDgun “Leshiy 2” rifle.
The special organizers’ award in the category “Best Shot” for setting a record at the 200-meter distance was presented to the young sniper Varvara Bryleva and spotter Roman Shtegman from the Amur region.
The tournament featured 214 participants, including 187 shooters and 27 judges, from Yakutia, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Buryatia, Chelyabinsk, Belgorod, and Kursk regions, Khabarovsk and Zabaykalsky territories, as well as a team from the Republic of Belarus. This year, the tournament was awarded the status of an international competition. In the junior tournament, more than 30 boys and girls aged 16–18 from seven teams of branches of the “Warrior” center in the Far Eastern Federal District took part.
Around 400 civilian shooters, law enforcement officers, and active military personnel participated in the three previous tournaments.
The organizers of the tournament were the office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, the government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Russian Combat Sniping Federation, the “Voin” center, and the Russian Union of Martial Arts. The tournament took place in Yakutsk from October 8 to 11 at the “Sulus” training and shooting center.
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