Donetsk: A Short Story
by Jeremy Nell, Jerm Warfare
sourced in part from War Report newsletter
March 23, 2022
Just like Crimea, the majority of the people in the eastern region of Ukraine are Russian and do not want to be part of Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government – with the approval of the US government (including the CIA) and NATO – refuse to let it happen for geopolitical reasons.
Here is a map of the languages spoken in Ukraine. Basically, anything east of the Dnieper River – which sorts of cuts the country in half – is Russian.
Russell Bentley is an American soldier who has been living and fighting in Donetsk (eastern Ukraine) since 2014, helping the Donbass province realise its independence from Ukraine.
I was moved by his conversation with me a few weeks ago, so I contacted him and asked if he wouldn’t mind taking a few videos with his cellphone, so that I can see what it’s like to live there right now. He obliged and sent me a bunch of clips which I turned into a single 10-minute film.
See related:
Fighting to Liberate Ukraine
by Jeremy Nell, Jerm Warfare
March 4, 2022
Russell “Texas” Bentley is a soldier and war correspondent in Donetsk (eastern Ukraine).
He has been in Donbass since December 2014, as a soldier in the Novorussian Army, serving with the Essence Of Time combat unit in Vostok, as well as with the XAH Battalions.
Russell is also an accredited war correspondent, providing factual news and counter-propaganda about the situation in Ukraine and the Ukrainian government’s war against Donbass. He is trying to expose the US-backed regime in Kiev. Russell is also the vice president of Donbass Humanitarian Aid, a fund which has helped hundreds of innocent victims of the war since 2015.
He joined me for a conversation about his story and how he arrived where he is, as well as what’s going on in Ukraine.
Truth Comes to Light highlights writers and video creators who ask the difficult questions while sharing their unique insights and visions.
Everything posted on this site is done in the spirit of conversation. Please do your own research and trust yourself when reading and giving consideration to anything that appears here or anywhere else.
