Russian military receives sniper rounds assembled with American and Finnish components
Russian weapons manufacturer Promtekhnologiya, which produces sniper rifles and ammunition under the ORSIS brand, has begun supplying the Russian military with domestically assembled cartridges using high-precision bullets made in the United States and Finland.
Russian military units are now receiving sniper ammunition assembled with both American and Finnish components, according to new evidence uncovered in the ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Promtekhnologiya, a weapons manufacturer founded by Russian oligarch Konstantin Nikolaev, is receiving Finnish Lapua and American Hornady bullets for its ORSIS rifles.
While the quantities are small in the context of the entire war, the imported ammunition is crucial for Russian snipers. The ammunition, though not officially sanctioned, has proven to be highly accurate, with test shots at a firing range grouping together within a 4.5 centimeter circle at 300 meters.
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