Georgi Sudakov: Ukraine midfielder says that the Kiev apartment is severely damaged in a Russian drone attack

The midfielder of Ukraine Georgi Sudakov says that his apartment in Kiev was left severely damaged after being hit by a Russian drone while his wife and child were at home.

The 23 -year -old Sudakov is currently on an international duty with Ukraine, but has posted photos and videos of the consequences of the Instagram account attack.

It was unclear whether Sudokov’s family was injured in the attack.

“Here’s what my house looks like this evening. The arrival of Shahid (SIC). The wife, the child and the mother were home at the time,” Sudakov said in the accompanying post.

A wave of 805 drones and 13 rockets were sent from Russia overnight, According to the Air Force of Ukraine.

Although the Air Force said it had removed 751 of them, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski confirmed that four had been killed and another 44 were injured.

Residents in Kyiv have provided Eyewitness accounts of the use of Shade drones Quoted by Sudakov in his post.

BBC check is located on the building where Sudakov’s apartment is located southeast of the Svyatoshyns’kyi neighborhood in Kiev.

Viewed videos and photos show the upper floors of the building, badly damaged, black and smoking, with destroyed sections of walls and windows.

The debris and ruins are scattered on the other side of the street outside and at the top of cars parked outside.

Sudakov, who was born in Brian in the Donbass region, who is currently occupied by the Russian forces, has joined the Portuguese side Benfica of Shahtar Donetsk in August.

He said BBC Sport in an interview last year What he played as a professional football player during the war in Ukraine and is often far from his family in Kiev was “difficult”.

“It is psychologically difficult when your family is far away and the first thing you see in the morning after you wake up is a text from your wife who says she and your child are hiding in the bathroom,” Sudakov said in February 2024.

“At the moment when the situation in the country is very difficult, all players are aware of this. When we play for the national team, we feel responsibility and pride, we want to please the people who support us.”

Ukraine is currently preparing as a World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Tuesday, losing 2-0 from France on Friday in its opening group D.