An American man killed in a Russian attack in northern Ukraine was trying to find food for his sick partner, his family members told media outlets as they mourned the loss of one of the first U.S. citizens to die in the invasion.
Jimmy Hill was “gunned down” in Chernihiv, Ukraine, while waiting in a bread line with several other people, said his sister, Cheryl Hill Gordon, in a Facebook post. His body was found in the street by local police, she said.
Ukrainian officials reported that 10 people were killed Wednesday while standing in the bread line in Chernihiv. Local police and the U.S. State Department confirmed the death of an American but did not identify the person who was killed.
Months before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Jimmy Hill traveled there to be with his Ukrainian partner, Ira, who has multiple sclerosis, Hill’s sister, Katya Hill, told CNN.
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