Posted on 04/20/2024 9:03:17 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
A U.S. citizen known to have fought with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine between 2014 and 2017 has been killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk, Russian media reported Friday.
Russia-installed authorities in eastern Ukraine had earlier this month reported the American — 64-year-old Russell Bentley — as missing.
"Russell Bentley, known as 'Texas,' a real American, truly from Texas, was killed in Donetsk," the head of the pro-Kremlin RT network Margarita Simonyan said on social media.
"He was fighting for our guys," she said.
Simonyan gave no details on how he died.
The Vostok battalion with which he fought confirmed his death, calling for "exemplary punishment for those who killed Russell Bentley," suggesting he did not die in a Ukrainian attack.
Police in Donetsk said on April 8 that Bentley had gone missing after going to help victims of a Ukrainian strike on Donetsk.
On a Telegram channel previously run by him, Bentley's wife Lyudmila has said he had been "abducted" by Russian soldiers from a tank battalion, calling on them to let him go.
The Texan self-declared communist joined pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine to fight Kyiv in 2014. He had been given Russian nationality.
I wonder what his screen name on FR was.
At age 64: He was more of a blogger than a fighter. Fed some reports to RT. Had a youtube channel, I think.
Wife was from Donbass.
Tex would travel to sites of Uke attacks mostly on civilian areas, and interview
the survivors, document the damage. I remember one he did on a school that was shelled, teacher killed. Unexploded Uke shell still in one classroom. Interview with the school principal.
Thats what he was doing when he was taken and killed. Going to investigate and report on an attack. The Ukes laughably trying to blame Russians.
Kiev regime there finds reporting on war facts and ground truth to be worth killing over, and journalists and bloggers as targets. Add Tex to the body count.
So globohomo abducted and killed him ?
He was raped before the Russian Orcs killed him. Its now a very big problem for them - they cannot release the body.
No one liked him and many considered him a traitor.
They are saying that a Ukrainian drone operator killed some journalists, and may be the same one that took him out.
Kremlin snuff box, 04/17/24 <— Russian Blogger very well connected in the Kremlin.
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
An American journalist who disappeared in the DPR was raped. He’s probably already dead
The famous American volunteer Russell Bentley (call sign “Texas”), whose disappearance was recently reported by his wife Lyudmila, was raped by a group of military personnel on the territory of the DPR. He was detained on April 8 on suspicion of spying for NATO countries.
“The group of military men was very drunk. Someone thought that “Texas” was filming our military equipment. Presentations began.
In general, he was detained. One of the military men accused the American of often flying into Donetsk to places he had previously visited.” Texas,” an interlocutor close to the head of the DPR, Pushilin, told us.
The interlocutors hinted that after the rape, one of the officers said that it was no longer possible to let the American go. His fate is unknown, but there is reason to believe he may already be dead. Let’s hope that this is not the case.
The wife of “Texas” was advised not to make unnecessary fuss, but she decided to make the story of the arrest public.
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Kremlin snuff box, 04/19/24
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3964
American Russell Bentley was raped and killed in the DPR. Wife receives threats
We are forced to state that our insight, unfortunately, has been confirmed again. The wife of American journalist Russell Bentley (call sign “Texas”) officially announced that he is dead. Alas, we warned about this outcome of events two days ago .
We wrote that Russell was suspected of spying for NATO countries. In particular, due to the fact that arrivals were often recorded exactly where the American had been before.
So at the time of his arrest, “Texas” was in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, where enemy attacks began to be delivered. The military who were at the arrival site suspected that Russell was filming the aftermath of the arrival, as well as the equipment.
After his arrest, Russell was interrogated, where he was raped by one of the military men. After that it was no longer possible to let him go.
The wife of “Texas” , by the way, accused the tank crews of the 5th brigade of detaining and illegally detaining her husband. However, she began to receive threats, and this continues now.
She is receiving death threats if she continues to create a fuss about this story. Both the military and the DPR authorities want to hush up the incident. Although this is a great loss for the republic.
Obviously, such a blatant case must be investigated. The perpetrators must be punished! “Texas” gave 10 years of his life to the free Donbass.
He fought as a volunteer, and then covered in detail what was happening in the DPR. Ten years later, he was raped and killed on possibly trumped-up charges. It shouldn’t be this way. What will other volunteers and volunteers think?
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Kremlin snuff box, 04/19/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
The murder of “Texas” in the DPR reached the Kremlin level. He will probably be buried in Russia
The story of the murder of American Russell Bentley (call sign “Texas”) in the DPR has reached a new level. According to our information, US authorities are preparing to submit a request for the release of the body of the deceased. At the same time, the Kremlin knows that before his death, “Texas” in Donetsk was raped by one of the servicemen.
“The body cannot be handed over. Now they are deciding how to bury it in Russia,” said a source in the AP. The option that Russell Bentley will be declared an enemy spy and buried in the DPR is being preliminarily discussed.
Another option is more obvious - since “Texas” had a Russian passport, he must be buried in Russia with all honors. After all, he generally led the life of a simple Russian person, was an Orthodox Christian.
At the same time, the Kremlin reacts extremely nervously to statements by military officers and other participants in the war regarding the murder of “Texas”.
For example, Alexander Khodakovsky was forced to urgently delete a post calling for an investigation into the incident. This only confirms that the authorities, neither in the DPR nor at the federal level, do not need unnecessary fuss.
But this is important! Prove that justice exists! That we are not some kind of fascists to kill a person just because of his American origin. The right thing to do is to investigate the murder of Russell Bentley as quickly as possible.
No surprise there. We should send them some more.
Sure.
We Americans have our own problems to tend to.
Dementia Joe and the Biden Crime Family will have too find a new place to get their 10% for the big guy.
Kazan, you enlisting to take his place? Hopefully the Ruskies don’t behead you.
It does seem clear that this Texan was raped and murdered by the Russian military.
This Texan was fighting on the side of the Russians.
I hope this clarifies for so many relativists regarding Ukraine vs. Russia.
Russia is not a Neo-American ally.
The only good communist is a dead communist.
Did he really think Russia was still Communist? What an idiot.
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