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Nigerian medical student dies after injuries from Russian airstrike in Ukraine
According to Bohuslavska, Adaobi and her friend, Fatima Huseynova, were on their way to a graduation photoshoot a day before they were due to receive their medical degrees when the attack occurred.
A final-year medical student at Kharkiv National Medical University, Nnani Adaobi Marian, has died after sustaining severe injuries during a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The development was disclosed by Ukrainian commentator Kateryna Bohuslavska, popularly known as “Kate from Kharkiv,” who said the 23-year-old was critically injured during a Russian aerial bomb attack on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv on June 29, 2026.
According to Bohuslavska, Adaobi and her friend, Fatima Huseynova, were on their way to a graduation photoshoot a day before they were due to receive their medical degrees when the attack occurred.
While Huseynova died at the scene, Adaobi was evacuated for treatment, first in Kharkiv and later in Germany, where she succumbed to her injuries on July 5, 2026 despite efforts by doctors to save her.
In a tribute, Kharkiv National Medical University described Adaobi as a brilliant, hardworking and compassionate student who enrolled in 2020 and consistently excelled academically.
The university noted that she participated in international medical internships at the University of Cambridge in 2024 and Biruni University in 2025, where she further developed her professional and research skills.
The institution said Adaobi would be remembered as “a talented student, a kind person and an integral part of the Kharkiv National Medical University family,” while extending condolences to her family, friends and classmates.
Things to know about Nnani Adaobi Marian
- She was born on April 24, 2003.
- She enrolled at Kharkiv National Medical University in 2020.
- She sustained critical injuries during a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv on June 29, 2026.
- She died in a hospital in Germany on July 5, 2026.
- She completed medical internships at the University of Cambridge (2024) and Biruni University in Turkey (2025).
- She was due to graduate as a medical doctor in 2026, just days after the attack.
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