Meet the Pentagon contractor openly offering advice to Russian sniper rifle manufacturers

Konstantin Konev, the Director of Engineering at U.S. firearms manufacturer LMT Defense, maintains ties with a number of Russian weapons producers. On his YouTube blog, the gunsmith hosts livestreams with Russian manufacturers, snipers, and pro-war bloggers. After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, two of Konev’s former colleagues facilitated the introduction to Russia of the ultra-long-range NATO caliber .375 CheyTac, and rifles chambered in this caliber have since come into use by Russian snipers.