Ukrainian journalist was tortured, killed, and her members were removed before her body was returned by her Russian kidnappers, according to a recent report by media organizations to her death.
Viktoriaia Roshchyna, 27, was arrested, after she traveled to the Russian -occupied area in Zaporizhhia in eastern Ukraine to report illegal detention and torture by Russian forces, Joint Media Report It was published on Tuesday by the forbidden non -profit media organization and 12 news outlets found.
Yuri Pelosov, head of the War Crime Unit at the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office last week, said the criminal examination of her body revealed many signs of torture and poor treatment. These included “abrasions and bleeding on different parts of the body, a broken nose, neck injuries, and potential electric shock signs on their feet.”
He added that there were signs that an autopsy had been implemented on the body before returning it to Ukraine. He said that the missing members could indicate that Russia has tried to hide the cause of death, and perhaps hiding it had committed the crime of war.
NBC News independently was unable to allegations in the report and went to the Russian Ministry of Defense, FSB security service and the country’s federal service for suspension.
Roshchyna, the first Ukrainian journalist known to have died in Russian families, who was reported in many independent news means including Ukranska Pravda and Free Europe Radio.
“Victoria was the only correspondence that covered the occupied lands. For her, she was important,” Sivge Moscaeva told Okranska Bravda forbidden stories, referring to the fact that she was informed of Russian parts occupied by Ukraine after President Vladimir Putents released his gas in February 2022.
In April 2024, nearly eight months after its disappearance, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that it had seized Roshchyna and detained it in eastern Ukraine.
The banned stories report said that Rochana’s parents had sent a letter by the Russian authorities, saying that she died on September 19 while being transferred from the southwestern city of Tajanroge to Moscow.
Her death was condemned the following month by the committee to protect journalists who said in a statement Russia was responsible.
Ukrainian officials said that thousands of its citizens are being held in Russian reservation without charges or reaching the legal advisor.
“The issue of civil hostages they kidnapped and achieved by Russia requires increasing international interest and immediate and strong response,” said Georgi Tiki, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry at the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Posted on X Tuesday.
Hours after the report was published, President Donald Trump said he believed Putin wanted to stop the war. “If it is not for me, I think he wants to take over the entire country,” Trump told ABC News in an interview on Tuesday. “I will tell you, I was not happy when I saw Putin’s missiles shooting a few cities and cities.”
Later, Russia launched a drone and a missile on the Ukrainian cities in Kharkif and Dnipro overnight on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least 46.