Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was tortured to death in Russian captivity, The Guardian
Her body was returned without eyes, brain, or larynx. Burn marks on her feet. Stab wounds. Broken rib. Signs of strangulation. 1/
Her body was returned without eyes, brain, or larynx. Burn marks on her feet. Stab wounds. Broken rib. Signs of strangulation. 1/
Viktoriia entered Russia to investigate FSB torture sites in July 2023. She was arrested in Enerhodar and taken to the Melitopol basement called “the garages.”
Witnesses say the FSB beat her, stabbed her limbs, shocked her with electricity, and left her body bruised and cut. 2/
Witnesses say the FSB beat her, stabbed her limbs, shocked her with electricity, and left her body bruised and cut. 2/
Then she was moved to SIZO-2 in Taganrog. Waterboarding, electric chairs, forced starvation, and beatings are routine here.
Her cellmate: Viktoriia stopped eating, lost 30kg. She lay curled behind a curtain, unable to lift her head. I had to hold her up so she could stand. 3/
Her cellmate: Viktoriia stopped eating, lost 30kg. She lay curled behind a curtain, unable to lift her head. I had to hold her up so she could stand. 3/
Victoriia called her parents in August: I was promised to be home in September. Mom, Dad, I love you.
She was taken from the cell on Sept 8, ready for a prisoner exchange. Roshchyna never returned.
Russia’s military police told her father she died on Sept 19. 4/
She was taken from the cell on Sept 8, ready for a prisoner exchange. Roshchyna never returned.
Russia’s military police told her father she died on Sept 19. 4/
The body came back mutilated, mislabeled as male. Her neck bone was broken. Head shaved. Organs missing.
Visual identification was impossible.
Only a tag on her leg read: V.V. Roshchyna. The DNA matched her parents. 5/
Visual identification was impossible.
Only a tag on her leg read: V.V. Roshchyna. The DNA matched her parents. 5/
Russia denies Victoriia’s detention. She was erased from the record.
The Taganrog prison director: She was never there. Not in the database. 6/
The Taganrog prison director: She was never there. Not in the database. 6/
Sevgil Musaieva about Roshchyna: She had no life beyond reporting. It was her mission.
Viktoriia Roshchyna had exposed Russian torture sites, Wagner activity, and child abductions. She died gathering the names of FSB agents involved. 7X
Viktoriia Roshchyna had exposed Russian torture sites, Wagner activity, and child abductions. She died gathering the names of FSB agents involved. 7X
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