Ukrainian tennis player reports destruction of her Odessa apartment by Russian attack
Quick Look
- Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Jastremska reported via Instagram that her apartment in Odessa was destroyed by a Russian Kalibr cruise missile.
- She shared pictures of the burning house and mentioned that only a towel from Roland Garros remained.
- It is unclear whether she was present at the time of the attack.
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Why It Matters
The attack comes in the context of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which has been going on since February 2022. Odessa is a strategically important port city on the Black Sea coast.
Ukrainian tennis player Dajana Jastremska's apartment in Odessa was destroyed by a Russian attack, according to her statement. The 26-year-old posted pictures and videos on Instagram showing a burning house. “This is what the “Russian world” looks like: A direct hit from a Kalibr cruise missile,” Yastremska wrote.
The only thing left was a towel from Roland Garros from the French Open. "A piece of the tennis world survived a Russian missile. Our home did not," she wrote. "That night! This apartment belonged to our family." Jastremska also posted a broken heart and showed firefighters searching for two missing people and cleaning up. A stuffed animal holding a tennis racket was found among the rubble. It is unclear whether it belongs to her. It is also not known whether she was there during the attack.
Open Questions
- Was Dajana Jastremska in her apartment at the time of the attack?
- Is there any official confirmation of the attack from Ukrainian or international authorities?
- What other damage did the attack cause in the residential area?
