Ukrainian family reels after Russian missile strike on Sumy

Anna Serdiuk, 18, stands near her apartment building hit by yesterday's Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine March 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

SUMY, Ukraine (Reuters) - Yevheniia Stepanets fled to Poland with her family after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 but her children begged her to return home to the city of Sumy.

Now that they are back in their native city near the border with Russia, their days are often filled with the din of drones and the threat of missile strikes.