Minnesota native among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning buildings in a residential area in northeast Chernihiv, Ukraine on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
(KSTP) – A Minnesota native was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner. The death of Jim Hill, of Diggs, Idaho, was reported Thursday by his sister.
“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,” his sister, Cheryl Hill Gordon, wrote on Facebook. “His body was found in the street by the local police.”
Another sibling, Katya Hill, confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that Jim Hill graduated from Mahtomedi High School in 1973.
Jim Hill was staying in Chernihiv with his partner, who was receiving medical care at a hospital. He had been posting on his Facebok page, saying just two days ago that there was an intense bombing and limited food.
Ukrainian officials reported that 10 people were killed Wednesday in Chernihiv while standing in the bread line.
A Minnesota native was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner. The death of Jim Hill, of Diggs, Idaho, was reported Thursday by his sister.
“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,” his sister, Cheryl Hill Gordon, wrote on Facebook. “His body was found in the street by the local police.”
Another sibling, Katya Hill, confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that Jim Hill graduated from Mahtomedi High School in 1973.
Jim Hill was staying in Chernihiv with his partner, who was receiving medical care at a hospital. He had been posting on his Facebok page, saying just two days ago that there was an intense bombing and limited food.
Ukrainian officials reported that 10 people were killed Wednesday in Chernihiv while standing in the bread line.