WATCH | ‘Is this where I was going to die? — Reflections on Russia’s war in Ukraine

Speaking to Reuters, Ghanaian medical student Maame Akosua Addo who studied in Ukraine reflected on when the war started. 

“I remember thinking when I was in front of the gate, 'Wait, is this where I die?'. I didn't have any more energy and I was literally about to pass out. I wasn't feeling well at that point,” she said.

On December 4 2022, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said it had counted more than 6,700 deaths since the conflict began. February 2023 will mark a year since the war started.