THE US citizen killed by Russian snipers while waiting in a bread line in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday has been identified as James Jimmy Hill.
The Minnesota native was identified by his sister in a Facebook post on Thursday.
According to his sister Cheryl Hill Gordon, Hill was living in Chernihiv to help care for his partner, who was being treated at a local hospital for MS.
“My brother Jimmy Hill was killed yesterday in Chernihiv, Ukraine. He was waiting in a bread line with several other people when they were gunned down by Russian military snippers [SIC].
“His body was found in the street by the local police,” Gordon added.
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