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Russell Bentley
Bentley in 2015
Born
1960 (1960) Austin, Texas, United States[1]
Died
April 2024(2024-04-00) (aged 63–64) Donetsk, Ukraine
Allegiance
Russia
Service/branch
Russian people's militias in Ukraine
Donetsk People's Militia
Vostok Battalion
Years of service
2014–2024
Battles/wars
Russo-Ukrainian War
War in Donbas
Battle of Mariupol (2014)
Second Battle of Donetsk Airport
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russell Bonner Bentley III[2] (Russian: Рассел Бентли, romanized: Rassel Bentli; 1960 – April 2024), also known as Texas and the Donbass Cowboy, was an American man who served in Vostok Battalion and XAH Spetsnaz Battalion in 2014, 2015 and 2017 on the side of the Donetsk People's Republic. He was a YouTuber until his channel was deleted in early 2022.[3][failed verification] He also worked for the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency as a war correspondent.[4] Prior to his activities in the Donbas, he was a marijuana activist and smuggler who was later convicted of drug smuggling and spent five years in prison.
Bentley, a self-declared communist, came to global attention in 2022[citation needed], with a series of statements, and videos, about his intention to "liberate Ukraine from Nazis". By July 2016, he had been baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church.[citation needed]
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^Sengupta, Kim (September 24, 2015). "Ukraine crisis: Meet the foreign nationals fighting for the Donetsk People's Republic". The Independent. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^"Exclusive: Russell Bentley, Texas Man in Russian Army, Says He's 'Liberating' Ukraine". Newsweek. March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^"US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead". The Guardian. April 19, 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
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