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U.S. Teacher Caring for Sick Partner in Ukraine Is Killed During Shelling in Chernihiv
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A U.S. teacher who was in Ukraine caring for his sick partner was killed during a Russian attack on Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, according to his sister and a local official.
James Whitney Hill, 67 years old, was one of four people killed in a shelling incident on one of the city’s main streets, the local official said Thursday.
Mr. Hill was found with his passport, which said he was born in Minnesota, the official said.
…Mr. Hill, who went by Jimmy with friends and family, identified himself as a freelance lecturer on his Facebook page, which was filled with condolences on Thursday.
Ms. Hill said her brother spent the past 25 years teaching throughout Europe, with most of that time in Ukraine. His bio on Facebook said he lectured at Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. The father of two loved baseball and fly fishing, Ms. Hill said.
Mr. Hill had been home for Christmas, his sister said, but went back to Ukraine to help his partner, Iryna Teslenko, get into a special hospital to begin advance treatment for her multiple sclerosis. The couple remained in Chernihiv as Russian forces invaded the country. As attacks on the city intensified, his Facebook feeds became more urgent.
“We want to take a family with children out with us. It's not safe here. But it's not safe,” he wrote on March 13. Ms. Teslenko, who is from Ukraine, was too weak to travel, he said in another post.
More at https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-17/card/u-s-teacher-caring-for-sick-partner-in-ukraine-is-killed-during-shelling-in-chernihiv-ov2baZistnyivc0FOl9p?mod=e2twp
James Whitney Hill, 67 years old, was one of four people killed in a shelling incident on one of the city’s main streets, the local official said Thursday.
Mr. Hill was found with his passport, which said he was born in Minnesota, the official said.
…Mr. Hill, who went by Jimmy with friends and family, identified himself as a freelance lecturer on his Facebook page, which was filled with condolences on Thursday.
Ms. Hill said her brother spent the past 25 years teaching throughout Europe, with most of that time in Ukraine. His bio on Facebook said he lectured at Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. The father of two loved baseball and fly fishing, Ms. Hill said.
Mr. Hill had been home for Christmas, his sister said, but went back to Ukraine to help his partner, Iryna Teslenko, get into a special hospital to begin advance treatment for her multiple sclerosis. The couple remained in Chernihiv as Russian forces invaded the country. As attacks on the city intensified, his Facebook feeds became more urgent.
“We want to take a family with children out with us. It's not safe here. But it's not safe,” he wrote on March 13. Ms. Teslenko, who is from Ukraine, was too weak to travel, he said in another post.
More at https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-17/card/u-s-teacher-caring-for-sick-partner-in-ukraine-is-killed-during-shelling-in-chernihiv-ov2baZistnyivc0FOl9p?mod=e2twp