Russian snipers killed an American who was standing in line for bread in Chernihiv

A US citizen was killed in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. His sister said that his brother was killed while he was standing in line for bread with other civilians. Writes about it New York Post.

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James Whitney Hill, 67, was identified by his sister Cheryl Hill Gordon on Facebook.

“Yesterday my brother Jimmy Hill was killed in Chernihiv,” Cheryl Gordon wrote. “He was standing in line for bread with several people when they were shot by Russian snipers. His body was found in the street by the local police."

Earlier, the US embassy in Kyiv said the Russian military shot dead 10 Americans in the attack, which Russia denies.

In a brief telephone interview, Gordon said that another of her brothers had been notified of Hill's murder by the State Department.

Hill has lived in Ukraine for the last 25 years and worked as a teacher.

According to Gordon, he began a romantic relationship with a former student, Irina, who is in her 40s and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about eight years ago.

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The couple ended up in Chernihiv because, “after two years of searching,” Hill found a hospital there with a doctor who “knew a lot more about multiple sclerosis than other doctors in the area,” his sister said.

“He ended up taking her to the hospital in January,” she said. “When the war broke out, he decided to stay.”

Hill “actually tried to get her out of there, but Irina was in a bad state,” the sister explained.

“It would take an ambulance to take her out, but it was impossible to get Irina out,” Gordon said. “The hospital was running out of food, so he went to eat and they killed him there.”

According to Gordon, Hill had to periodically return to the United States to meet the requirements for obtaining a Ukrainian visa. He was the day Olya owned real estate in Idaho near Yellowstone National Park, which he rented out on Airbnb.

A friend of the deceased, Karin Moseley, said that Hill was "literally thrown into the middle of hell" after a trip to Ukraine in December.

Gordon has been unable to speak to Hill lately because he has been having trouble charging his phone and getting services since the intrusion, but has been able to communicate with him via Facebook.

In a series of heartbreaking posts this week, Hill, who is survived by his son Kai Troe Hill, described the worsening situation.

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“We are stuck in Chernigov. They bomb here every night. People are discouraged. Lack of food, gas, water, electricity... there is a siege here,” he wrote. “We're trying to come up with a plan.” We need to get out. We would like to take our family with children. It's not safe here. And getting out too.”

The next day he wrote: “We are holding out, very cold, food portions are reduced, bombardments and explosions are heard most of the night, it’s hard to sleep. People get depressed. We could try to run away tomorrow, but Ira's mom doesn't want to. Every day people die trying to escape. And at night bombs fall here. Risk anyway. I only have Wi-Fi for a few hours a day. We have enough food for a few days."

His last two posts were published on Tuesday, March 15, he wrote: “Intense bombing! Still alive. Limited food. Very cold. Photographs are not allowed. Spies all over the city. At present, the bombing outside has intensified.”

He previously accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of causing deadly chaos and expressed regret that such a man was conceived at all.

“No one is to blame, except for the psychos in the Kremlin, especially one person. His miserable existence is a misfortune for everyone. Of all the millions of his father's sperm, this is what came out. Were condoms available in Russia 69 years ago?” Hill wrote.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, which made an unprecedented deviation from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.
• February 26, the world famous and one of the most popular groups of hackers Anonymous recorded a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. They promised to find all "skeletons in the closet" and "leave no stone unturned".
• As it became known, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is located in Ukraine and is making a documentary for Vice about events in the country.
• February 28 The world's largest aircraft An-225 was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it caused alarm and sadness among the aviation world, in which it occupies an almost cult status.
• On the same day, the United States and France called on their citizens immediately consider leaving Russia.
• From the very beginning of the invasion, many actions took place around the world in support of Ukraine. How it was in the USA, see our material.
• On March 1, the United States asked 12 Russian diplomats from the United Nations leave the US accusing them of "espionage activities" as Russia continues its advance into Ukraine.
• March 2 Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin offered a $1 million reward for dead or alive Putin.
• Airbus and Boeing refused to work with Russia, and this endangers almost all civil aviation.
• March 3 CEO and founder of the Russian TV channel "Rain" announced the suspension of the channel. This is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Which of the Hollywood stars supported Ukraine, and who was on the side of Russia, read here.
• What Russians living in Ukraine say about the war, you can find out in our material.
• Which companies left Russia and how it hit the economy, read on link.
• Where citizens of Ukraine can receive special services in Poland - by link.
• The US State Department has warned citizens of Ukraine that the US Mission in Ukraine does not currently offer visa services. That's it services provided in Germany.
• Meanwhile, the killers tried to kill the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at least three times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
• In Russia, the situation with free media is becoming more and more difficult. Even relatives of Ukrainians from Russia do not believe in shelling of Ukraine.
• Russian diplomats announced persona non grata, left the US, and the Russian airlines stop international flights.
• Meanwhile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague began consideration of the claim of Ukraine to Russia. The subject of the lawsuit is allegations of genocide. The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Russia must stop hostilities in Ukraine as interim measures pending consideration of Kyiv's complaint about Moscow's misinterpretation of the Genocide Convention as a pretext for aggression.
• Russia began active preparations for shutdown from the global internet.
• Thousands of Ukrainians are leaving the country. 11-year-old boy from Zaporozhye made it to the border with Slovakia and crossed it on foot.
• USA support Ukraine: both government officials and ordinary Americans. 20 workers in West Coast ports refuse tohandle Russian cargo. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded a medal Liberty Ronald Reagan
• Tesla will continue to pay salaries to employees who decide to go to fight in Ukraine.
• In the meantime, the sanctions are taking effect: Russia is rapidly rising in price or disappearing from the sale of drugs and medical equipment manufactured by countries that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine. Down on the country iron curtain. The world is on the hunt on the assets of Russian oligarchs.
• Russia cannot establish a dialogue with the world - she threatens to leave from the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
• To further assist Ukraine in its fight against the aggressor, Congress approved an emergency military and humanitarian package. assistance in the amount of $13,6 billion. Biden, among other things, wants take away trade privileges from Russia in relations with America.
• The United States has banned deliveries to Russia dollar bills and restricted access to cryptocurrencies, and world educational organizations will no longer recognize diplomas issued by Russian universities.
• Intelligence sources claim that Vladimir Putin suffering from a brain disorder caused by dementia, Parkinson's disease or "steroid rage". He named Russians living in a large area in Miami and the French Riviera, traitors to their homeland.
• U.S. President Joe Biden says he considers Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" for his attacks on Ukraine. This was the first time Biden publicly branded Putin with this phrase. He then called him a "bloody dictator" and a "pure thug".
• In the meantime, the war continues, the world is making predictions about the future developments. For example, the American philosopher, political scientist, political economist and writer Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama spoke about what awaits Russia in the war against Ukraine. Mikhail Khodorkovsky spoke about the war, the chances for peace and the Stockholm syndrome of Russians.

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