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.
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.” At the time, the WTA player was in the United States, preparing for the Charleston Open.
World No. 9 in doubles 🇺🇦Lyudmyla Kichenok revealed that the building she lived in back home in Dnipro was hit during today’s massive Russian drone attack.
Another reminder of the brutal reality Ukrainians continue to face every day. https://t.co/2XhXTmyxVv pic.twitter.com/8he3hHzuLD
— Ukrainian Tennis • BTU (@ukrtennis_eng) March 28, 2025
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