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A #Ukrainian #journalist was tortured, killed & had her organs removed before her body was returned by her Russian captors.

#ViktoriiaRoshchyna, 27, was captured after she traveled to #Russia-occupied region of #Zaporizhzhia in eastern #Ukraine to report on the illegal detention & torture of Ukrainians by Russian forces, the joint media report published Tues by the nonprofit media org Forbidden Stories & 12 news outlets found.

#WarCrimes #InternationalLaw #HumanRights
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-war-journalist-tortured-organs-removed-report-rcna203648

Journalist was tortured and had her organs removed in Russian captivity, report says

A Ukrainian journalist was tortured, killed and had her organs removed before her body was returned by her Russian captors, according to a new report.

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A forensic examination of her body revealed numerous signs of torture & ill-treatment, Yuriy Belousov, the head of the #WarCrimes Unit at the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s office said last week. These included “abrasions & hemorrhages on various parts of the body, a broken rib, neck injuries, & possible electric shock marks on her feet,” he said.

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He added that there were signs that an autopsy had been performed on the body before it was returned to #Ukraine. The missing organs, he said, could signal that #Russia attempted to hide the cause of death, possibly to conceal it had committed a #WarCrime.

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Apr 30, 2025 at 1:30pmWeb
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#ViktoriiaRoshchyna, the 1st #Ukrainian #journalist known to have died in Russian captivity, worked reported for several independent news outlets including #UkrainskaPravda & #RadioFreeEurope.

“Viktoriia was the only reporter who covered the occupied territories. For her, it was a mission,” Sevgil Musaieva her editor at Ukrainska Pravda told Forbidden Stories, referring to the fact that she reported from #Russia occupied parts of #Ukraine after #Putin launched the Feb 2022 offensive.

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In April 2024, nearly 8 months after her disappearance, #Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed it had captured & detained #ViktoriiaRoshchyna in eastern #Ukraine.

The Forbidden Stories report said Roshchyna's parents had been sent a letter by Russian authorities saying she died on Sep 19 while being transferred from southwestern city of Taganrog to Moscow.

Her death was condemned the following month by the Committee To Protect Journalists [#CPJ], who said Russia was responsible.

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Ukrainian ofcls have said that thousands of its citizens are being held in Russian custody without charges or access to legal counsel.

“The issue of #civilian #hostages abducted & held by #Russia requires increased international attention & immediate & strong response,” Ukrainian foreign ministry spox Georgiy Tykhy said in a post on Tues.

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Hours after the report was published, #Trump said he believed #Putin wanted to stop the #war. “If it weren’t for me, I think he’d want to take over the whole country,” Trump told ABC News in an interview Tues. “I will tell you, I was not happy when I saw Putin shooting missiles into a few towns & cities.”

Later #Russia launched a drone & missile attack on the Ukrainian cities of #Kharkiv & #Dnipro overnight Wednesday, killing at least one person & injuring at least 46.

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