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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Megan Sheets and Gustaf Kilander

American teacher killed in Ukraine described ‘intense bombing’ and ‘no way out’ in haunting final Facebook posts

James Whitney Hill

An American man who was killed in an attack by Russian forces on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv shared harrowing details about the deteriorating situation on Facebook before his death.

James Whitney Hill, often called Jimmy or Jim by friends, died aged 68 on Wednesday when Russian troops launched heavy artillery attacks on unarmed civilians.

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