Jimmy Hill, American killed in Ukraine, stayed to assist sick associate

• James ‘Jimmy’ Hill died Thursday when he ventured outdoors a hospital in Chernihiv to seek out meals.
• He was there caring for his sick associate and ‘refused to go away her bedside,’ household say.
• Hill was an American lecturer who grew up in Minnesota and taught in Ukraine and all through Europe for greater than 20 years.

At the same time as Russian forces massed on the border with Ukraine and the U.S. authorities urged Individuals to go away the nation, Jimmy Hill did not flee. As a substitute, he drove even nearer to Russian territory in the hunt for remedy for his life associate, who was sick.

James Whitney Hill was killed by Russian artillery fireplace in Ukraine this week, no less than the second American to die there for the reason that invasion started Feb. 24. Earlier than his demise, he touched lives all over the world via educating and storytelling, family and friends informed USA TODAY. He was 68, mentioned his sister, Katya Hill.