Viktoriia Roshchyna
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a courageous Ukrainian journalist known for her relentless pursuit of truth during the war in Ukraine. Captured in 2023 while reporting from occupied territories, she was subjected to torture and ultimately died in Russian custody at the age of 27. Roshchyna was dedicated to exposing the plights of civilians and the atrocities committed during the conflict, risking her life to bring attention to the suffering of her compatriots.
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Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who died in captivity after being detained by Russian forces.
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days | Ukraine
United Kingdom· 2025-12-11
Roshchyna was reporting on Russia’s systematic policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine, before falling victim to it herself.
EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist | European UnionUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-21
Viktoriia Roshchyna was killed in a Russian prison, with her body returned without organs.
Due giornalisti ucraini uccisi da un drone russo a Kramatorsk
Italy· 2025-10-23
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna built her career covering crime and human rights, before disappearing on Aug. 3, 2023.
Mourners gather in Kyiv for funeral of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
Canada· 2025-08-09
Viktoriia Roshchyna, the Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity last year, has been buried in Kyiv.
Ukraine war briefing: Trump flags ‘swapping of territories’ as he and Putin set a date for Alaska talks | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-09
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity while reporting on the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity buried in Kyiv | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-08
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a journalist who died in Russian captivity after being subjected to systematic torture.
Kyiv opens war crime inquiry into head of notorious Russian prison | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-07
Viktoriia Roshchyna was held first in Russian-occupied Melitopol before being moved to prison in Russia.
Silent acts of resistance and fearUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-01
Viktoriia Roshchyna was an investigative reporter who died in a Russian jail last year.
Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-24
Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist known as Vika, was determined to report on Russia’s 'black sites'.
Vika: The journalist who exposed Russian “black sites”, then ended up in one – podcast | RussiaUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-22
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a respected freelance journalist who had contributed to major outlets including Ukrainska Pravda and Radio Free Europe.
The brutal detention and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
Australia· 2025-05-01
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist whose death in Russian custody has been investigated by the Guardian and its partners.
Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say | World newsUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-01
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist who was subjected to severe torture while in Russian custody.
Brain removed, bones broken, head shaved, electrocuted: Who was Viktoriia Roshchyna? Ukrainian journalist's horrific end in Russian custody, says report
India· 2025-05-01
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who died in custody after spending months in Taganrog.
Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured | RussiaUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-30
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who died after a year in Russian detention.
Ukraine war briefing: UN slashes humanitarian aid after ‘sharp’ fall in funding | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-30
Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist, was captured and tortured by Russian forces before her death.
Viktoriia Roshchyna, il corpo della giornalista ucraina restituito dai russi con segni di tortura e senza organiItaly· 2025-04-29
Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who was captured and died in detention after exposing the treatment of civilians during the war.
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-29
