Life one of several professional-Russian competitors occupying this new Donbas region of Ukraine was a former Western soldier, Texas indigenous Russell Bentley.

Because of the codename “Texas” just after signing up for the brand new , Bentley ran widespread the 2009 day getting sharing video footage out-of himself into “the leading line” which have Russian troops marching from Donbas.

Immediately following the guy caught the eye men and women online, Newsweek solely spoke so you can Bentley how a person away from Austin-a self-stated previous “surfer, beach boy-form of man”-wound up flying to help you Ukraine to participate and fight with the newest Donetsk Mans Republic (DPR).

Bentley’s visit Ukraine

For the February, the nation seemed into the once the Russian forces been surrounding the newest edging out of Ukraine. To have weeks Russian officials got refuted intends to undertake, but Bentley although some in DPR realized what was coming. (more…)