In brief
Dayana Yastremska, a top Ukrainian tennis player, announced that a Russian missile destroyed her Odesa flat but left a Roland Garros towel intact. She posted photos of the flame‑hole and the towel, highlighting a surreal mix of sport and war. The attack injured 37, including a baby, and left two missing. Yastremska, now ranked 113th, has faced repeated strikes on her home, echoing broader disruptions for Ukrainian athletes.
Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine’s tennis star, says her flat in Odesa was hit by a Russian Kalibr cruise missile.
She posted a photo of a flaming residential building and marked that the only thing that survived the blast was a Roland Garros towel.
The towel, famous from Paris’s Grand Slam, hangs in the ruins — a stark reminder of sports amid war.
The attack wounded 37 people (including a baby) and left two missing, according to Odesa regional head Oleh Kiper.
Yastremska, currently ranked 113th, has already been through Ukraine’s bombed homes, as other athletes have reported similar damage.
