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Ukraine tennis player's apartment destroyed in Russian strike
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska revealed that her family's flat in Odesa was destroyed by a Russian Kalibr cruise missile strike, with only a Roland Garros towel surviving the attack.
- The missile and drone attack on Odesa and nearby Chornomorsk injured 37 people, including a baby, and left two missing, according to Odesa regional head Oleh Kiper.
- Yastremska, ranked 113th in women's singles and a 2024 Australian Open semifinalist, shared images of the destruction on social media, appealing to tennis governing bodies for awareness.
- This incident highlights ongoing risks to Ukrainian athletes' homes amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, following previous attacks such as the damage to footballer Heorhiy Sudakov's flat in Kyiv.
