Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia RoshchynaWho died in Russian captivity, was tortured and organized before his body was returned, according to a report of the joint media published on Tuesday through prohibited stories, a non -profit media organization.
In February, Russia returned Roshchyna’s emaciated body With signs of torture and some organians eliminated, possibly to hide more traces of torture, said the media report, including The Washington Post, The Guardian, Ukrainska Pravda and Idisties, citing Ucinian prosecutors.
The forensic exam “revealed numerous signs of torture and ill -treatment,” according to prosecutors.
These included “a broken rib, neck injuries and possible electric shock marks on their feet”, according to Yuriy Belosov, head of the War Crimes Unit at the Ukrainian Attorney General’s office.
Despite a high DNA party, the journalist’s father does not believe that the body is from his daughter and has requested more forensic analysis.
Roshchyna disappeared in 2023, while in the territories occupied by Russian in southeast Ukraine investigated alleged torture prisons. He was 27 years old at that time.
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Ukrainian journalists rarely go to the emergence of high risks. Roshchyna is the first Ukrainian journalist known in dying in Russian captivity.
Ukraine urged the international community to respond to the report. “The issue of kidnapped civil hostages and in the hands of Russia requires greater international attention and an immediate and strong response,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy.
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are heroes in Russian prisons or in the occupied areas of Ukraine, where many are tortured and private correspondence, according to NGOs and media reports. Last year, BBC Russia reported that thousands of Ukrainian civilians, including journalists, in Russian custody were arrested without charges or access to legal advice.
Who was Viktoriia Roshchyna?
Roshchyna worked as a freelancer for several independent media, including Ukrainska Pravda, and had collaborated with the Ukrainian Free Europe Europe Europe.
In March 2022, Roshchyna was arrested by the Russian forces for 10 days while reporting in southeastern Ukraine, cordination to the committee to protect journalists.
In 2022, the International International Media Foundation of women granted the courage in journalism for its reports in eastern Ukraine.
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“Victoria’s death is not only the loss of a notable woman, but an intrepid witness of history,” the group said in a statement after his death. “Regardless of his cause of death, we can say with certainty that his life was tasks,
The committee to protect journalists also condemned Moscow for the death of Roshchyna.
“The responsibility for death falls to the Russian authorities, who arrested her for daring to inform the truth about the Russian-Ukraine War,” said the CPJS Europe and Central Asia program in a statement. “The Ukrainian and Russian authorities must do everything in their possession to investigate the death of Roshchina.”
