During a recent stream, Ukrainian player Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev spoke out about the negativity he received from the Ukrainian Counter-Strike community. The esports player was criticized for participating in a show match with russian media personalities.

S1mple openly called some of his critics, which included well-known Ukrainian commentators yXo and petr1k, “a**holes”. He noted that, in his opinion, they do not do anything useful for Ukraine or for cybersport, unlike those who help without publicizing their actions.

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Background of the conflict and key details

The show match, which caused a strong reaction, took place a few days before the stream. russian streamers and players took part in it, including donk, who s1mple was playing against. This participation caused a wave of outrage among Ukrainian Counter-Strike fans, as many believe it is unacceptable to cooperate with russian players and streamers during a time of war. In response to this criticism, s1mple expressed his opinion on the streamer, emphasizing that real deeds are important, not public statements.

s1mple on his stream said:

Forget it, yXo and petr1k are two f**ing a**holes. Well they will remain them forever in the world of cybersport. Just someone helps really even does not show it in social networks, and someone like these two f**ers cry and do nothing for the country or for the world, let's not talk about cybersport, esport is just forget it.

s1mple

These words prompted a response from commenter petr1k, who wrote in his telegram channel:

Here it is - the reaction of our elephant Sasha s1mple to criticism from the Ukrainian community for playing a russian show match during the war against russia. Thanks to Overdrive, Donk, Evelone and everyone else for helping in silence. Just one question, who is your silence helping?

petr1k

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Conclusion

This incident once again raises the question of the role of public figures in covering the tragic events taking place in Ukraine. Despite good intentions and help, the most correct thing to do would be public actions and statements, because they will matter more than silence and participation in a showmatch with the russians, especially in the conditions of Ukraine's war against russia.

Source: Telegram