My heart goes out to Dayana, her family and everyone in Odesa who have lost homes or loved ones. The image of a Roland Garros towel hanging from the rubble is a devastating symbol: a small piece of normal life and international community barely clinging on amid deliberate attacks on civilian areas. This isn’t politics abstracted into headlines — it’s people, babies, families, athletes whose lives are being shattered by a campaign that targets homes and denies basic human security. If the reporting is right about a Kalibr missile striking a residential building, that is a grave breach of the rules meant to protect civilians and must be investigated and prosecuted. Sports organisations, governments and international institutions can’t just issue statements of sympathy. WTA, ITF and national federations should offer concrete support to affected athletes and communities — emergency aid, relocation help, and public advocacy for accountability. Democracies must keep pressuring for humanitarian access, legal accountability through international courts, and sustained support for refugees and reconstruction. Solidarity with Ukraine means standing for human rights, civilian protection and an end to impunity. In the meantime we should support verified relief groups helping the wounded and displaced, amplify survivors’ voices like Dayana’s, and demand our institutions do more than look at the images — they must act.