Pro-Kremlin Texan Russell Bentley, who fought for Russia, found dead in Ukraine

The missing American who’d traveled to Ukraine years ago to aid Russian separatists in Donbas was found dead in the country’s war-torn eastern region.

The body of Russell Bentley, a 64-year-old U.S. Army vet, was recovered in the Russian-controlled region of Donetsk Oblast, Reuters reported.

The former pothead, who used “Texas” as his military call-sign, left behind a yoga instructor girlfriend to travel to Ukraine.

He utilized crowdfunding sites to finance his trip, and had since become a Russian citizen.

He also got married after moving to Ukraine, where he began working as a reporter for the state-owned Sputnik news agency.

Conflicting reports suggest Bentley was abducted by Russian soldiers and killed, possibly because they thought he was an American spy.

On social media, unsubstantiated claims circulated saying Bentley was raped prior to his murder, and was either shot eight times in the head or decapitated.

Kremlin snuff box, 04/17/24 <— Russian Blogger very well connected in the Kremlin.
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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
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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
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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.

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