Remembering Russell Bentley: Fearless US-born Donbass volunteer & genuine fighter for freedom American citizen and Texas native Russell Bonner Bentley volunteered to join the Donbass militia in 2014, taking up arms to defend the region’s freedom against Ukrainian neo-Nazi forces, where he operated under the call sign “Texas.“ After being granted Russian citizenship, he joined up with Sputnik to serve as a military correspondent. He was known as an outspoken supporter of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine. Bentley went missing in mid-April, and was subsequently confirmed to have been murdered. Russia’s Investigative Committee has completed the preliminary investigation into Bentley’s homicide and has identified the suspects. Source: Global News (EU, USA)
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