Ukraine tennis player’s apartment destroyed in Russian strike

A fire burns at top floors of a multi-storey residential building in Odesa, southern Ukraine, following a Russian aerial attack. Photo: 12 September 2026.
September 12, 2026

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Ukraine tennis player’s apartment destroyed in Russian strike

Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska has said her family’s flat has been destroyed in a Russian aerial strike on the Black Sea port of Odesa.

“This is what the ‘Russian world’ looks like. A direct hit by a Kalibr cruise missile,” she wrote on social media, showing a photo of a burning multi-storey residential building.

“The only thing that survived was a Roland Garros… towel,” the 26-year-old added, posting an image of a famous clay orange towel from Paris’s Grand Slam tournament hanging from the wreckage.

Odesa regional head Oleh Kiper said 37 people were injured, including a baby, and two missing in the missile and drone attack on Odesa and nearby Chornomorsk on Friday night.

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