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Lyudmyla Kichenok’s home and tennis court bombed in Ukraine

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok shared heartbreaking news on social media, revealing that her home in Dnipro was bombed. Additionally, a tennis facility where she had frequently trained was completely wiped out following Russian strikes on her hometown.

Lyudmyla Kichenok

On Friday, Russian forces carried out a drone assault on Dnipro, Ukraine. While many of the drones were intercepted, some successfully reached their targets, causing severe destruction. A restaurant complex and multiple residential buildings were among the structures devastated.

Kichenok shared on her Instagram Story, with a broken heart emoji, “A house where I lived in Dnipro was bombed tonight… A lot of injured people and we don’t know yet how many dead.