Sudakov's Apartment Damaged In Russia Attack

Ukraine midfielder Georgiy Sudakov says his flat successful Kyiv has been near severely damaged aft it was struck by a Russian drone while his woman and kid were astatine home.

Sudakov, 23, is presently distant connected world work pinch Ukraine but posted pictures and videos of nan aftermath of nan onslaught connected his Instagram account.

It was not clear whether Sudokov's family were wounded successful nan attack.

"This is what my location looks for illustration aft tonight. Arrival of nan shaheed [sic]. The wife, kid and mother were astatine location astatine nan time," Sudakov said successful nan accompanying post.

A activity of 805 drones and 13 missiles were sent by Russia overnight, according to Ukraine's aerial force.

Although nan aerial unit said it changeable down 751 of these, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed 4 group were killed and a further 44 injured.

Residents successful Kyiv person provided eyewitness accounts of nan usage of Shahed drones cited by Sudakov successful his post.

BBC Verify has located nan building lodging Sudakov's flat to nan southbound eastbound of nan Svyatoshyns'kyi territory of Kyiv.

Verified videos and photos show nan precocious storeys of nan building severely damaged, blackened and smoking, pinch sections of walls and windows destroyed.

Debris and rubble is strewn crossed nan thoroughfare extracurricular and connected apical of cars parked outside.

Sudakov, who was calved successful Bryanka successful nan Donbas region which is presently occupied by Russian forces, joined Portuguese broadside Benfica from Shakhtar Donetsk successful August.

He told BBC Sport successful an question and reply past year that playing arsenic a master footballer during nan warfare successful Ukraine, and often being distant from his family successful Kyiv, was "difficult".

"It's psychologically difficult erstwhile your family is acold distant and nan first point you spot successful nan greeting aft waking up is simply a matter from your woman saying that she and your kid are hiding successful nan bathroom," Sudakov said successful February 2024.

"Currently, erstwhile nan business successful nan state is very difficult, each footballers are alert of this. When we play for nan nationalist team, we consciousness work and pride, we want to please nan group who support us."

Ukraine are presently preparing for a World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan connected Tuesday, having mislaid 2-0 to France successful their Group D opener connected Friday.