Brit mum, 69, killed in Ukraine drone strike and devastated family have 'no body'

A British mum has been killed in a Russian drone strike while travelling to Ukraine for an aid mission - and her devastated family said they do not have her body.

Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, was killed by a Russian strike while in the Donbas region in June, according to local police. The Brit's family said they have been living in limbo since because the 69-year-old's body was never recovered. Annie, from Silverton, near Exeter, told her family she crossed into Ukraine on June 4, texted them on June 5 and spoke to her son on June 8, but then wasn't heard from again.

Her heartbroken family said they have been battling to get a death certificate issued for Annie and have pleaded to authorities for help. Her loved ones added that they could not grieve her death or start the probate process without the document.

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