Ukrainian SOF soldiers show off bizarre super-sight goggles as they face off against members of the public in online shooter game Counter-Strike
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The 2019 Ukrainian CEE expo was joined by some unlikely guests for this years opening of the exhibition
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Members of the Ukrainian SOF had joined the event clad in full combat gear and night vision goggles
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Visitors to the exhibition centre were able to get up close with the troops as cosplayers posed with them
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Ukrainian special forces have been spotted participating in a games expo in the country's capital city Kiev.
Clad in appropriate MOLLE combat gear, sporting olive camouflaging patterns, the highly trained warriors took to a new battleground, multiplayer servers.
The event takes place every year and is the largest exhibition of electronics, electrical engineering, toys, electric vehicles, in the Ukraine.
The expo has been run since 2006 and allows members of the public to come together and share their passions for gaming.
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The soldiers weren't the only ones dressed up as visitors to the centre were also encouraged top take part in a cosplay competition.
Dressed as their favourite characters from video games, entrants were judged on their costumes adherence to the look of their chosen characters.
The winner of the competition could expect to walk away with 25,000 hryvnia - or about £840.
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The real competition was occurring on LAN servers across the exhibition as brave volunteers rushed to beat the special forces soldiers, playing the classic multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike.
Winners of the tense combat shooter competition could expect to walk away with 100,000 hryvnia (around £3370).
The expo is in the first day of a two day event over the weekend and will close tomorrow following an awards ceremony.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7516089/Four-eyed-Ukrainian-Spetznaz-soldiers-attend-games-expo-play-online-shooter-Counter-Strike.html
Author: JOHN BENNETT FOR MAILONLINE
