Stephan, a Ukrainian Senior Sergeant, was a superb marksman with 422 kills. ¹⁾

Tied with Petrenko at 422 kills, Golosov was an expert marksman. It is believed that of his 422 kills, around 70 were snipers he killed in battle. ²⁾

Dyachenko excelled, killing 425 during the war. His primary goal was to kill officers that would be difficult to replace, and because of his efforts, he received a Distinguished Service Cross from the USSR. ³⁾

Oklhopkov was responsible for the deaths of 429 people while sniping and many more in ordinary warfare. He went on to win a number of prestigious accolades and had a ship named after him in 1974, which he did not get to see because he died in 1968. ⁴⁾

Budenkov amassed 437 kills as a sniper, serving as an inspiration to other aspiring snipers. He was a Russian sergeant who used his sniper rifle as well as other weapons in combat. Only those killed while sniping are counted among his 437 kills. ⁵⁾

Vladimir Pchelintsev is responsible for the deaths of 456 Germans. ⁶⁾

He is only 53 kills behind the leader with 489 kills. He didn't get much attention because he was frequently working with or near the famous female sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, who had more than 300 sniper kills. ⁷⁾

Ilyin had a total of 494 confirmed kills. Before the war, he was a locksmith, and he had to work hard to advance to sharpshooter level after joining the Red Army. During the Battle of Stalingrad, he was responsible for the majority of his kills. Ilyin was killed in action in 1943, but he received several high-ranking accolades for his actions after the war ended in 1945. ⁸⁾