Only Roland Garros towel left, says Ukraine tennis player after Russian strike hits flat
Dayana Yastremska says her flat took a "direct hit" by a Russian missile in Odesa, and all that left was her Roland Garros towel.
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"This is what the 'Russian world' looks like. A direct hit by a Kalibr cruise missile."
— Dayana Yastremska , Athlete
"The only thing that survived was a Roland Garros... towel."
— Dayana Yastremska , Athlete
"A Russian missile destroyed our apartment in Odesa... SYMBOLIC."
— Dayana Yastremska , Athlete
"@wta @itf_reviews Look at these images through our eyes."
— Dayana Yastremska , Athlete
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Dayana Yastremska says her flat took a "direct hit" by a Russian missile in Odesa, and all that left was her Roland Garros towel.
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