Sudakov's apartment damaged in Russia attack

"It was not clear whether Sudokov's family were hurt in the attack. "This is what my house looks like after tonight. Arrival of the shaheed [sic]. The wife, child and mother were at home at the time," Sudakov said in the accompanying post. A wave of 805 drones and 13 missiles were sent by Russia overnight, according to Ukraine's air force."

"He told BBC Sport in an interview last year that playing as a professional footballer during the war in Ukraine, and frequently being away from his family in Kyiv, was "difficult". "It's psychologically hard when your family is far away and the first thing you see in the morning after waking up is a text from your wife saying that she and your child are hiding in the bathroom," Sudakov said in February 2024."

Georgiy Sudakov's Kyiv apartment was severely damaged when a Russian drone struck his building while his wife, child and mother were at home. Sudakov was away on international duty and posted photographs and video of the aftermath. Ukrainian air force reported 805 drones and 13 missiles launched overnight and claimed to have shot down 751; President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed four deaths and 44 injuries. Verified imagery locates the building southeast of Svyatoshyns'kyi district and shows upper storeys blackened, smoking and partially destroyed with debris strewn across the street. Sudakov was born in Bryanka, joined Benfica from Shakhtar Donetsk, and described the psychological strain of being separated from family during wartime.

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