As of March 15, the whereabouts of the Canadian sniper, known as Wally and considered the world's deadliest marksman, have been shrouded in mystery.

Russian media reported that he died during the fighting in Mariupol "only after 20 minutes in the war with Russian soldiers."

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However, it turned out that he had neither fought in Mariupol nor been killed.

"I'm alive, as you can see," he said with a laugh during his video appearance on Canadian television CBC News, adding that "there is not a single scratch in itself."

Information about Vali's death has been circulating for a week in Chinese and Russian media, which has strongly claimed that "the sniper who holds the record for the deadliest long-range shot" was killed.

The former Canadian Armed Forces infantryman explained that he was at the front line in the vicinity of Kyiv at the time, and his phone was turned off.

He said he had not yet shot anyone, but had managed to uncover several Russian artillery positions.

When he retired to a safer place, Vali turned on his phone and then received dozens of messages from people worried about his health.

Then I realized that I was dead, commented the man who joined the Ukrainian Foreign Legion after the start of the Russian invasion to fight on the side of the Ukrainians.

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