Today, former player and Major winner Mikhail "Dosia" Stolyarov made an ambiguous post on his Telegram channel that caused a storm of negativity in the community!

Here's what Mikhail said:

On May 8, my friends and I decided to hold the Immortal Regiment in games: Garry's Mod and Minecraft! We created themed locations and will hold our own Victory Parade! It will be interesting, come to the stream! The streams will take place on May 8 at 12.00, don't miss it!

Mikhail "Dosia" Stolyarov

What is the Immortal Regiment?

The Immortal Regiment is a social movement created in Russia in 2012. Its goal is to preserve the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War who died or survived and pass on their stories to future generations. People participating in the movement carry portraits of their relatives, grandfathers and grandmothers who fought in the war during parades and events. They also display plaques with the names and surnames of the heroes on their homes. This helps preserve and pass on the memory of those who fought for our country and defended our freedom.

Community reactions:

The first to react to this news was the well-known Ukrainian analyst and commentator Arseniy "ceh9" Trinozhenko in his Telegram channel:

Dosia always had my special respect, despite being a citizen of the Russian Federation, etc. But to what extent is Dosia the kind of person who, probably out of all the former professionals, has collected the least amount of hate? But all this bullshit. Misha, for how much? For 2000 $? Is it worth it? I'm fucking shocked, honestly. You're already a respected person, and selling your ass for 3000 $ is too much.

 

To this, Mikhail responded:

Hello, guys. I would like to clarify a few things. The Immortal Regiment is a movement in memory of the participants and victims of the Great Patriotic War. If in your head there is any connection between the latest events, say of recent years, and this movement, I am sorry to say that it's bullshit. I think it's been said. I believe that both our grandfathers and yours fought, and so did our great-grandfathers.

 

Also, the community of players from Eastern European countries reacted negatively to the Russian flag in the screenshots, as currently this flag is the flag of a terrorist state that unleashed a full-scale war against a neighboring sovereign state in the 21st century. And it continues to bomb cities and kill civilians to this day.