Forbidden Stories investigated the detention and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, which came on the heels of a reporting trip to Zaporizhzhia aimed at telling the stories of Ukrainian civilians unlawfully held by Russia.
Viktoriia Roshchyna was pronounced dead in Russian captivity in October 2024, after being secretly held for months in Russian-occupied Ukraine and a Russian prison. In February 2025, her body was repatriated. The body of Viktoriia Roshchyna was returned to Ukraine in February 2025; the body showed marks of torture and was returned without some organs. Forbidden Stories was able to consult with two of Viktoriia’s sources in Russian-held Ukraine, and with her editor, who confirmed she had traveled to Zaporizhzhia to investigate the torture of civilians in informal detention centers. Viktoriia had begun to list the names of Russian occupiers responsible for detention and torture, including FSB agents.
Links:
Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life
The Viktoriia project
Forbidden Stories investigated the detention and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, which came on the heels of a reporting trip to Zaporizhzhia aimed at telling the stories of Ukrainian civilians unlawfully held by Russia.
Viktoriia Roshchyna was pronounced dead in Russian captivity in October 2024, after being secretly held for months in Russian-occupied Ukraine and a Russian prison. In February 2025, her body was repatriated. The body of Viktoriia Roshchyna was returned to Ukraine in February 2025; the body showed marks of torture and was returned without some organs. Forbidden Stories was able to consult with two of Viktoriia’s sources in Russian-held Ukraine, and with her editor, who confirmed she had traveled to Zaporizhzhia to investigate the torture of civilians in informal detention centers. Viktoriia had begun to list the names of Russian occupiers responsible for detention and torture, including FSB agents.
Links:
Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life
The Viktoriia project
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