On June 20, 2018, the legendary warrior-internationalist from the United States and citizen of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russell Bonner Bentley, well-known by his call-sign «Texas,» celebrated his 58th birthday.
In honor of the birthday of «Texas,» on June 23, 2018, he was awarded a party card of the Communist Party of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
US communist Russell Bonner Bentley, like all antifascists of the world, closely following the developments of the Kiev Maidan and events in eastern Ukraine from the very beginning. After the Odessa tragedy on May 2, 2014, he decided that he could no longer observe the crimes of the Ukrainian fascists from afar. He sold everything he had, and bought a plane ticket to Rostov-on-Don.
«Texas» is recording his memoirs in his book «The Donbass Cowboy,» the first part of which has been published in the electronic version in English.
Happy birthday, Donbass cowboy!
Happiness, health and confidence in our Victory!
On behalf of the Communists of Makeyevka,
Sergey Yurtaev
First Secretary of the Makeyevka City Party of the Donetsk People ‘s Republic