The kidnapped American Russell Bentley, who fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia, has been killed. This is reported by Russian media, UNN reports.
Details
According to rosSIA, the head of the public chamber of the so-called "dpr", alexander kofman, said that Bentley's wife, ludmila, said that her husband was killed. He added that Bentley's murder would cause "colossal reputational losses" for the "dpr".
Earlier, Bentley's wife reported that her husband had been abducted by the Fifth Brigade.
"My husband was taken and continues to be illegally detained by the military, tankers, from the 5th Brigade. Russell was harshly detained on April 8, 2024, between approximately 16:20 and 17:00 in the area of the Avtobaza in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk," she wrote.
Addendum
Earlier it was reported that the American, who fought on the side of Russia, could have been kidnapped by the military. Witnesses said that Bentley was taken by people in camouflage and military uniforms, probably thinking he was a spy.
Russell Bentley was born in the United States in Texas. In 2014, 2015, and 2017, he fought on the side of the "DPR". Until 2022, he ran a YouTube channel. Bentley himself called himself a communist, and in 2022 he made a series of statements and videos about his intentions to "liberate Ukraine from the Nazis.
Recall
On April 12, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado belonging to Vasily Prozorov exploded on Korovinskoye Highway as soon as he turned the key in the ignition. The victim suffered a laceration to his leg but survived. This is the second attempt on Prozorov's life in the last few months. It is also known that the former SBU officer collaborated with the enemy and fled to Russia.