
Indian student killed in Ukraine: Naveen left bunker to buy supplies, says his friend
India Today
Indian student Naveen, who was killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv, went outside his bunker when he came under shelling, his friend told India Today.
Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar, the medical student from India who died in Ukraine's Kharkiv city, went outside his bunker when he came under shelling, his friend Srikanth told India Today TV.
Speaking to India Today TV, Srikanth, who is still stuck in Kharkiv, said he was Naveen's roommate and classmate. They were staying in a bunker in Kharkiv for the last few days after Russia invaded Ukraine.
According to Srikanth, Naveen left the bunker and went to buy some supplies. "There is a curfew here till 6 am. After 6 am, he went outside to buy some supplies when we were sleeping," Srikanth said, adding that Naveen did not inform them before leaving.
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The store from where Naveen went was just 50 metres from the bunker, said Srikanth. Follow Ukraine-Russia war LIVE Updates