中文翻译：
这次我们谈一谈关于狙击手的记录这件事……
我刚刚接受了一家来自格鲁吉亚（另一个近期也被俄罗斯攻击过的国家）的媒体的采访。他们问我能否在3公里远的距离命中目标。概而括之，在理想的条件下，一个装备精良、训练有素的狙击手可以在2公里或更远的距离上放倒目标，如果条件真的非常好的话，3公里的距离也是完全有可能的，但运气也很重要。这就好比你问老虎伍兹能在500码外打出一杆进洞吗？他的确可以做到，但即使对伍兹来说，这也是一种侥幸，即便你身为世界冠军。因此，创造远距离射击记录这件事，需要理想的射击条件，精良的设备，位置恰到好处的目标，以及技巧和运气，缺一不可。
事实是，狙击手的使命是干掉敌军，而不是创造新的记录。加拿大人在库尔德斯坦创造的纪录之所以能够实现，可能是因为射手别无选择，只能从那个距离完成射击。当时，特种部队已经接到命令，不得接近打击伊斯兰国的前线地区。所以我的解释是，狙击手被强制命令只能呆在防线后面，这对一个抢手来说是意见令人沮丧的事情。尽管如此，他还是发现了一个位置在火力范围内的目标，并有可能与之交战。由于是在前线，库尔德人或伊拉克部队随后能够确认这次"击杀"。极有可能，这位狙击手并不是一击中的，而是进行了几次点射才成功打倒对方，因为在这么远的距离上，狙击子弹的速度是比不上音速的，因此，敌人很可能没有听到他周围子弹的撞击声，因为调整是由狙击小组进行的。继续用高尔夫作比喻，这有点像老虎伍兹经过多次尝试后终于一杆进洞，他需要几次试来观察地形和风速，并根据这些来调整射击。
因此，这个创造纪录的狙击手很可能用他的技巧来弥补政治上的局限性（译者注：没看明白这是什么意思）。但我确信，一个狙击手其实希望能够最大限度接近目标。比如700米，在这个距离上，不会取得任何记录，但取得的效果是一样的，你甚至可能击落敌方的战斗机。我相信这也是这个狙击手所希望的，因为这才是最聪明的做法。
我们的使命是赢得战争，记录是有价值的，但它们并不重要，和平才是最重要的。
原文：
Let's talk about sniper records...
I just did an interview with a media from Georgia (another country attacked by Russia recently). I was asked if I could shoot at 3 km. In summary, under certain ideal conditions, a well-equipped and well-trained sniper can take down a target at around 2 km or more, maybe 3 km if the conditions are really good. But then it comes down to luck. That's like saying, can Tiger Wood make a hole-in-one from 500 yards. He can, but even for Tiger Wood it will be a fluke. It takes a world champion to perform such a feat. A long-range shooting record therefore requires good conditions, good equipment, a well-positioned enemy, skill and luck.
The truth is, a sniper's mission is to take down a target, not to set a new record. The Canadian record that was set in Kurdistan was probably possible because the shooter had no choice but to shoot from that distance. At that time, the special forces had been ordered not to approach the frontline area against the Islamic State. So my interpretation is that the shooter was forced to stay behind the lines, which must have been frustrating. The shooter still detected a well-positioned enemy and was able to engage him. Since it was the front, Kurdish or Iraqi forces were then able to confirm the “kill”. It is also highly probable that the shooter made several spotting shots. At this distance, a sniper bullet is slower than the speed of sound. The enemy therefore probably did not hear the impacts of the bullets around him, as the adjustments were made by the sniper team. To continue the analogy with golf, it's a bit like Tiger Wood trying several times to make a hole in one, each time adjusting the shots, depending on the effect of the wind and the terrain.
The sniper who set the record therefore probably compensated for the political limitations with his skill, and a healthy dose of luck. But I'm sure that same sniper would have preferred to be able to get close to the target, for example at 700 meters. At this distance, no record would have been achieved, but the effect obtained would have been the same. Perhaps even other enemy fighters would have been shot down. I'm sure that's what this sniper would have preferred, because that would have been the smartest.
Our mission is to win the war. Records are rewarding, but they are not important. Peace is all that matters.
