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Sputnik Donbass Correspondent Russell Bentley Dies in Donetsk
Sputnik Donbass Correspondent Russell Bentley Dies in Donetsk
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Following a Ukrainian artillery strike on Donetsk's Petrovsky district on April 8, Bentley disappeared. He was subsequently listed as missing by the Donetsk... 19.04.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Sputnik Donbass correspondent has died at the age of 64, his wife Lyudmila confirmed to SputnikBentley went missing in Donetsk on April 8, following a Ukrainian artillery attack on the city’s Petrovsky district. Four days later, the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs put him on a missing persons list.Bentley, who was born and raised in the United States, arrived in the Donbass in 2014 to help the fledgling local militias resist Ukrainian occupation. From 2014 to 2017, he served in the Sut Vremeni (lit. "Essence of Time") combat unit, Vostok Battalion and Khan special forces battalion.He took part in some of the most heated battles during the early stage of the Donbass conflict, including Donetsk Airport, Spartak, Avdeyevka, and Yasinovataya.After retiring from military service, Bentleу turned to humanitarian aid work and journalism. He converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity and in 2021 received Russian citizenship.Bentley began contributing to Sputnik International in October 2023, publishing numerous video reports and columns that provided Westerners with an inside look at life in the Donbass.
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Sputnik Donbass Correspondent Russell Bentley Dies in Donetsk
18:32 19.04.2024 (Updated: 18:46 19.04.2024) Following a Ukrainian artillery strike on Donetsk's Petrovsky district on April 8, Bentley disappeared. He was subsequently listed as missing by the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Sputnik Donbass correspondent has died at the age of 64, his wife Lyudmila confirmed to Sputnik
Bentley went missing in Donetsk on April 8, following a Ukrainian artillery attack on the city’s Petrovsky district. Four days later, the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs put him on a missing persons list.
Bentley, who was born and raised in the United States, arrived in the Donbass in 2014 to help the fledgling local militias resist Ukrainian occupation. From 2014 to 2017, he served in the Sut Vremeni (lit. "Essence of Time") combat unit, Vostok Battalion and Khan special forces battalion.
He took part in some of the most heated battles during the early stage of the Donbass conflict, including
Donetsk Airport, Spartak, Avdeyevka, and Yasinovataya.
After retiring from military service, Bentleу turned to humanitarian aid work and
journalism. He converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity and in 2021 received Russian citizenship.
Bentley began contributing to Sputnik International in October 2023, publishing numerous video reports and columns that provided Westerners with an inside look at life in the Donbass.
