Victoria Roshchyna
Ukrainian journalist and former political prisoner Vladyslav Yesypenko calls for coordinated support for Ukrainians in Russian captivity
The journalist met with Michal Geisler, a representative of the Czech president, and Karel Dvořák, a Czech parliamentarian. Their discussions covered, among other issues, the Czech Republic’s potential role in mediating the return of Ukrainian civilian hostages and access for the International Committee of the Red Cross to Russian detention facilities
Journalist Iryna Levchenko tortured with electric shocks in secret prison in Melitopol
The media outlet RIA Pivden published Levchenko’s testimony
Three years in Russian captivity: Anastasiia Hlukhovska still cut off from her family
The pre-trial Detention Centre No. 33 in Kyzyl remains the journalist’s last known place of detention. The facility has also been linked to the detention of other Ukrainian civilians, including journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna and Yevhen Matvieiev, the mayor of Dniprorudne, both of whom died in Russian captivity
Body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna returned – Interior Ministry
Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, a Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech, reported that the silence surrounding the return of Roshchyna's body was maintained due to Russia's frequent tactic of substituting bodies, leading to uncertainty about the identification
‘She weighed up to 30 kilograms’: Journalist Roshchyna tortured in Russian captivity – investigation
Over time, the journalist began to lose weight rapidly. The Roshchyna refused to eat and constantly asked the prison guards for help
Ukraine to give Vatican list of journalists illegally held by Russia – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy and the Pope agreed that Ukraine would provide a list of journalists currently held captive in Russia and would discuss the release of civilians and deported children
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