Russell Bentley is Sputnik's Donbass correspondent. He arrived in Donetsk in December 2014. Bentley served in the DPR's VOSTOK Battalion and XAH Spetsnaz Battalion, before becoming a full-time a war correspondent and human aid fundraiser.
The official announcement of the liberation of Maryinka, made by Sergei Shoigu to President Putin today, Christmas Day, is a beautiful present for hundreds...