A 23-year-old Nigerian medical student has died after a Russian airstrike hit Kharkiv, Ukraine, just days before she was due to graduate.
Nnani Adaobi Marian was struck on June 29, when Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district, according to local reports.
She was critically wounded. Doctors treated her first in Kharkiv, then transferred her to Germany for specialized care.
She died there on Sunday, July 5. Medical teams on two continents had tried to save her life.
Kharkiv National Medical University confirmed her death in a statement. They remembered her as bright, sincere, and deeply committed to helping others.
