American who died in Russian attack was taking medicine to his partner

American James Hill was killed by a Russian artillery shell (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy)

An American who was killed in Ukraine this week had gone to the war-torn country to take medical aid to his long-term partner, his family have said.

James “Jimmy” Hill refused to postpone his trip to Ukraine last month to take medicine to his partner, Irina Teslenko, who has been suffering from progressive multiple sclerosis.