Ukrainian Sports Ministry names multiple CS:GO players who broke wartime travel policy

Seven competitors at the recent Counter-Strike BLAST Paris Major were named on May 26 in the Ukrainian Sports Ministry’s list of 236 athletes who broke the country’s travel laws by failing to return to Ukraine after the competition.

Following the onset of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the country’s declaration of martial law banned all male Ukrainian nationals between 18 and 60 years old from leaving the country. One of the few exceptions to this was for sporting events, with the country’s sports ministry approving select foreign travel as long as the athlete returns to Ukraine after the competition has ended.