Nnani Adaobi Marian, a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University, has died after sustaining severe injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, days before her graduation.
Reports indicate that Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on
the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv on June 29, killing 14 people across
the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions and injuring 98 others.
According to a statement issued
by the university on Sunday, Marian sustained serious injuries in the attack
and later died despite efforts by doctors in Kharkiv and Germany to save her
life.
“As a result of enemy shelling, Nnani Adaobi Marian was
seriously injured. Doctors fought for her life until the last moment: first in
Kharkiv, and later in Germany. Everyone sympathised, helped, and hoped for her
recovery, but, unfortunately, despite all the efforts of the doctors, they
could not save her,” the university said.
The university said Marian enrolled at the institution in
2020 and distinguished herself as a capable, responsible and hardworking
student who consistently recorded high academic performance.
The institution added that she actively pursued professional
development through international internships, including at the University of
Cambridge in 2024 and Biruni University in 2025, where she improved her medical
skills and engaged in scientific research.
The institution described her as a bright, sincere and
kind-hearted person.
“Nnani Adaobi Marian was a bright, sincere and kind-hearted
person. She easily found common ground with people and was distinguished by her
thirst for knowledge, hard work and sincere desire to help others,” the
statement reads.
Marian was reportedly travelling with her friend, Fatima
Huseynova, for a graduation photoshoot when the airstrike occurred.
The pair were due to receive their medical degrees the next
day.
Fatima was killed in the attack, while Marian sustained
critical injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
One of the bombs reportedly exploded on a roadway in
Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district, injuring 12 other people.
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