'Spirits are high' as Irish student nears end of  journey out of Ukraine

Racheal Diyaolu from Co Carlow began her journey out of Sumy in Ukraine on Monday morning.

An Irish medical student who has been trapped in war-torn eastern Ukraine is in high spirits as she nears the end of her long journey out of Sumy following a dramatic rescue.

Racheal Diyaolu, from Carlow, was studying medicine at Sumy State University but spent the last week hiding in a bunker at a hostel as Russian shelling intensified.