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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Euan O'Byrne Mulligan

‘I want to be home:’ overseas students in Ukraine seek safe routes out

Quiet streets in Dnipro on Friday 26 Feb, taken by Adam Hadouiri
Quiet streets in Dnipro, taken by medical studnet, Adam Hadouiri who is trying to leave the city. Photograph: Adam

International students studying at medical schools in Dnipro are seeking routes out of Ukraine as Russian troops move across the country. Explosions were heard in the central Ukrainian city early on Thursday morning after Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale offensive on the country.

About 2,000 foreign nationals study at Dnipro Medical Institute, a number of whom responded to a Guardian callout for voices on the ground.

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