Russell Bentley, a U.S. national who went missing in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine early this year, is believed to have been tortured to death by Russian soldiers who are now set to go on trial,

The four Russian soldiers, serving in occupied Ukraine, have been accused of ‘using physical violence and torture, causing the death’ of 64-year-old Russell Bentley, who frequently appeared on pro-Kremlin social media channels,

A Texan soldier fighting for Russia was killed in the spring, and Russia has said four Russian service members are to blame.

Russell Bentley, a pro-Kremlin American man who fought against Ukraine in 2014 and was killed under previously unknown circumstances in April, was tortured to death by Russian soldiers, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Sept.

Four Russian Soldiers Charged. Four Russian soldiers have been charged with his murder. Initially believed to have died on April 8 from Ukrainian shelling, the circumstances surro

Four Russian soldiers have been arrested and charged with torturing and murdering Russell Bentley, a U.S. citizen who had fought alongside pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, Russian investigators said Friday.