Viktoria Roschtschyna disappeared for over a year. Russia later reported the journalist’s arrest and now her death.
Kiev – Horrifying news from Russia: The journalist Viktoria Roschtschyna is dead Ukrainian died in Russian captivity on October 10th. This emerges from a letter from the Russian Ministry of Defense to the family, which “Reporters without borders“ (RSF, from reporters sans frontières) is available.
Ukrainian journalist disappeared for over a year: now Russia reports her death
In March 2022, Roshchyna was captured by Russia for the first time, according to Ukrainian media. At that time she was released after ten days in Berdyansk. On July 25, 2023, the journalist set out again to report from the occupied part of eastern Ukraine. She disappeared there on August 3, 2023.
It was not until May 2024 that Russia announced Rostchyna’s arrest. Now her death.
Journalist dies in Russian custody: RFS “deeply shocked” – Zelensky speaks of a “serious blow”
“We are deeply shocked by Viktoria Roschtschyna’s death and mourn with her relatives,” says RFS managing director Anja Osterhaus. RFS repeatedly tried to get a sign of life from the journalist during her 15-month detention – in vain. Russia has never commented on the reasons and allegations against Rostchyna. According to a UN report, prisoners of war were allegedly tortured by Russian forces.
“For many Ukrainian journalists who knew Viktoria, her death is a heavy blow,” writes the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram. “And there are many other journalists, public figures, leaders from the occupied territories and even ordinary people who were captured during the Russian occupation and are in Russian captivity.”
Several journalists from Ukraine in Russian captivity
According to RFS information, 19 other media workers from Ukraine are currently in Russian captivity. Here too, the authorities are blocking some information. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Viktoria Roschtschyna is the 13th journalist to be killed while working in the Ukraine war died.
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