AN aid worker who died in Ukraine was killed by multiple gunshot wounds, an inquest has heard.

Christopher Parry, 28, died in Soledar in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on January 7.

Mr Parry was a Truro-born software engineer, who lived in Cheltenham.

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He had been working with fellow volunteer Andrew Bagshaw when he died.

They were trying to rescue a woman in the war zone when their car was hit by shelling.

An inquest at Oxford Coroner’s Court on Tuesday (January 16) heard that Mr Parry died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso.

Senior coroner Darren Salter provided a narrative conclusion into Mr Parry’s death. It reads: “Unlawfully killed whilst engaged as a volunteer in humanitarian work in Ukraine.”

At the time of their son’s disappearance, Mr Parry’s parents spoke of feeling ‘raw.’

His mother, Christine Parry told the MailOnline in January: “It’s all very raw at the moment. We are just trying to inform family members about what is going on.”

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His father Robin Parry is reported to have said: “We are all very proud of Chris and the work he has been doing.”

The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing international conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in February 2014.

Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas war.