Possible to assassinate Zakhaev?

Yeah you can't actually kill him in that mission

No, you can't kill him, no matter where your shot lands, you just blow off his arm.

You can make an absolutely perfect shot, getting the wind direction and speed right, taking into account the variable humidity, adjusting for the Coriolis effect, but you will always hit his left arm.

Yeah, hitting his left arm is a key in the story, so you can't kill him.

They just save him for the ending.

No matter how many times you shoot or practice, his arm will only be shot off. He only dies in the end. So yes, in the end you technically kill him, so if you want to count that, yes, yes you do.

Yea he cant die at the sniper part only in the endgame.

No, if he did die back then, there would have been a paradox

As clarification, you can even shoot through the wind and see the bullet go through his skull, his left arm is still the only thing he loses.

Nope.

In one mission, you'll blow off his arm. He comes back later in the game.

No if u hit is head legs body or other arm his left arm will be the one to come of. but u do kill him in the end

If u aim at his private area which i did only his arm came off! LOL!!!!!!

I aimed at the head. every thing was perfect shot went straight and what did you the is a arm bleeding on the ground a dead soldier behind. in other words you can't kill him....bummer:{

Nope.

You dont kill him until the end of the game, the last level.

No.No matter where you shoot him only his arm will be affected(Blown off).You can hit him in the foot.He won't be dancing around going "OHHH,MY ******* FOOT!!!".His arm will still fly off.You can hit him in his chrome dome(Head) and again,the only thing that happens is his arm coming off.You can even shoot him in the...well...you know.He will still lose his arm.

I have personally wasted an hour trying to kill him but it's not meant for him to die in "One Shot,One Kill".You can only kill him in "Game Over".

But it is very satisfying finishing him off once and for all.

You can't can't no matter where you shoot the wind will redirect the bullet and blow off his arm..
even though it is a bummer that you can't kill him you still kill an unlucky soldier.

You can never kill him in this portion. I actually shot him in the head and MacMillan told me I had a great shot. He didnt even say I nicked him or only made him bleed. He told me great shot and somehow he is still alive. But i guess it makes sense if it is in the past and you are trying to kill him in the future.

Yea wherever you shoot him his arm is the only things that explodes. lol.
But, it is satisfiying seeing his arm getting blown off and blood spraying everywhere. He suffers more.