Mystery of Texan who was found dead 11 days after being arrested by Russian soldiers in Ukraine [Video]

15:58 EDT 25 Apr 2024, updated 15:58 EDT 25 Apr 2024

A Texas veteran who fled the United States to fight for Russia in occupied Ukraine was found murdered after being allegedly kidnapped by Putin’s soldiers.

Russell Bentley, 64, was detained by Russian troops in Donetsk on April 8, in a region where he had been fighting for Putin‘s forces since 2014 after the annexation of Crimea. 

Eleven days after he vanished, Bentley turned up dead, amid allegations he was picked up by soldiers mistaking him for an American or NATO spy. 

The death has reportedly sparked a media storm in Russia after Bentley had previously been a propaganda favorite in the nation, including landing a reporting role with state-run Sputnik-TV.