'It's like an out-of-body experience:' 19-year-old Irish-Nigerian student stranded in Ukraine

Racheal Diyaolu who moved to Ukraine to study medicine in November.

Racheal Diyaolu, 19, from Co Carlow moved to Ukraine to study medicine in November and now finds herself in a country at war, seeking shelter in a bunker, and unable to secure a safe route out.

“Coming here, I thought my main worries would be what I’d be doing for my next class or the different tests that I’d have to be preparing for and how much study I’m doing,” she said.