Stranded Nigerian student shares impressions from Ukrained
By DW
04 March 2022 |
11:17 am
Nigerian medical student Dennis Otumudia is stranded in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He told DW how he feels, described some problems foreigners are having in the country during the war and explained what he expects from his government.
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