US EditionBritish aid worker killed in Ukraine, says family
Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, died delivering aid in a frontline 'kill zone'; her remains remain unrecovered amid ongoing conflict, delaying official death certification and family closure.
- In June, Kramatorsk District Police Department said Annie Lewis Marffy, a 69-year-old British aid worker from Silverton, Devon, was killed by a Russian drone strike in the Donbas region, and her body remains unrecoverable due to active hostilities.
- Annie Lewis Marffy travelled from Silverton, near Exeter, Devon in late May and arrived in Ukraine on June 4 to deliver a Toyota Rav4 for Aid Ukraine but ignored handover advice and drove alone onto the Bakhmut highway 'kill zone' on June 11.
- Katarzyna Bylok, founder of Aid Ukraine, said `It leaves her family in a horrible red tape limbo` and that certifying deaths without remains takes six to 12 months; the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said issuing a death certificate is for Ukrainian authorities.
- Relatives say they cannot grieve or start probate without a death certificate and have been left disappointed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Local Ukrainian authorities' responses while exploring risky or costly private retrieval options.
- Aid charities warn that aid convoys and ambulances are targeted by Russian drones, with Oleg Dmitriev noting Iranian-made Shahed drones strike over 30 miles from the frontline this year.
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In the Donetsk region, British volunteer Annie Lewis Murphy, who was engaged in the delivery of humanitarian aid, was killed during the Russian attack. According to police, her body remained in the combat zone, making it difficult to evacuate.
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