21 year-old CS:GO professional dies in protection of Ukraine

A Ukrainian Counter-Strike professional participant, Ostap ‘Oni’ Onistrat, was killed combating for Ukraine within the nation’s ongoing conflict with Russia. He was 21 years outdated. Ukraine’s Ministry of Protection mentioned Onistrat had been killed by enemy shrapnel on June 3, on the frontline of Vuhledar within the Donetsk area. This can be a significantly fierce space within the battle straight away, because the Ukrainian navy fights to take again Russian-occupied territory.

Onistrat’s final aggressive Counter-Strike: World Offensive match was, per Sportskeeda, at 2021’s ZUEL Championship in 2021, where he performed for the Ukrainian crew Libertatem as they made their approach to a second place end.

“When 21 yr outdated Ostap Onistrat joined the Ukrainian military to defend his nation, his father Andriy, a well known Ukrainian banker, had no second ideas: he needed to be there on the battlefield together with his son,” reads the discover from the Ukrainian Ministry of Protection. “He wished to guard him, to defend his heroic boy from the brutalities of the conflict… Two days in the past Ostap’s life was lower quick by enemy shrapnel. One other Ukrainian father has misplaced his son. Ukraine has misplaced her son. The loss is irreparable. Victory is inevitable. All of us owe it to Ostap”.

“Younger Ukrainian CS participant died whereas defending [Ukraine] and each considered one of us,” mentioned Sergey Bezhanov, a CS:GO coach for the Ukrainian crew Monte Esports. “Glory to hero! Solely 21 y.o.” 

Onistrat was a drone operator within the 68th Jaeger brigade. Reuters’ most up-to-date estimates on the conflict say 62,295 folks have died, 60,000 have been injured, at the very least 15,000 are lacking, and roughly 17 million folks have been displaced. With Ukraine at the moment launching a multi-pronged counter-offensive towards Russian occupiers, there isn’t a finish to the battle in sight.

“Sorting via Ostap’s issues,” wrote Ostap Onistrat’s father, Andriy Onistrat. “Many various sensations. It hurts. I purchased him many issues. He requested me about some issues. These are all reminiscences. Now they’re heavy and unimaginable to raise. Delight.”