Moscow Returns Body Of Ukrainian Journalist Killed In Russian Captivity Bearing Signs Of Significant Torture

Warning: This article contains schematic and disturbing accounts from Russia's warfare against Ukraine.

The assemblage of Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, was 1 of 757 bodies of mostly Ukrainian soldiers returned to Kyiv connected Feb. 14, 2025, and reportedly bore unmistakable signs of torture aft much than a twelvemonth successful Russian captivity. 

Roshchyna, who was described arsenic a wished journalist, was captured by Russian forces while reporting down nan beforehand lines successful a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine successful August 2023.

While her assemblage was returned pinch hundreds of others, she was reportedly 1 of nan fewer whose sanction was not provided, alternatively a tag attached to her shin publication "unidentified male."

Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna was reportedly held successful occupied Ukraine and tortured by Russian forces earlier dying successful captivity successful October 2024. (Image provided by East2West)

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According to a report by nan Washington Post, her caput had been shaved, pain marks were evident connected her feet, a rib was recovered to person been broken, and location were imaginable traces of electrical shock. 

An investigation into her detention and decease confirmed that immoderate of her organs were missing successful what immoderate reports suggested was a move to conceal nan grade of her torture, including her brain, eyes and portion of nan trachea.

Yurii Bielousov, caput of nan Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office warfare crimes department, which led nan investigation into her death, told Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda that location were signs she had besides been strangled.

Russia did not corroborate until April 2024 that it had detained nan journalist, and successful October 2024 it sent a missive to her father, Volodymyr Roshchyna, telling him she had died successful captivity.

Her assemblage was marked by Russian officials pinch an abbreviation "SPAS," which reportedly means "total nonaccomplishment of nan arteries of nan heart," a nickname that Russian authorities whitethorn person utilized to fabricate an charismatic origin of death.

Russia returned nan bodies of 757 Ukrainians to Kyiv connected Feb. 14, 2025, including nan assemblage of Viktoria Roshchyna, a journalist who was held successful occupied Ukraine and reportedly tortured by Russian forces earlier dying successful captivity successful October 2024. (Image provided by East2West)

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"The information of nan assemblage and its mummification person made it intolerable to found nan origin of decease done nan forensic examination," Bielousov told reporters progressive successful nan investigation.

Roshchyna's parents person requested further testing to beryllium carried out.

After her capture, Roshchyna was held astatine a constabulary position successful nan metropolis of Energodar adjacent nan Zaporizhzhi atomic powerfulness plant, where, according to nan investigation, Russian forces group up a "torture chamber" and subjected captives to terrible beatings and electrical shock.

It is believed Roshchyna endured electrical daze applied to her ears. 

Roshchyna was past transferred to Melitopol days later wherever she was held until nan extremity of 2023 and is besides believed to person endured important torture. 

By nan opening of 2024, she was reportedly transferred on pinch different prisoners to a pre-trial detention halfway known arsenic "No. 2" successful Taganrog, a metropolis successful southwest Russia adjacent nan Ukrainian separator and which has been likened to a attraction camp. 

Viktoria Roshchyna (Image provided by East2West)

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The investigation referred to nan tract "as 1 of nan astir terrifying for Ukrainian prisoners" and confirmed that neither lawyers nor world organizations specified arsenic nan Red Cross aliases United Nations observers person been allowed into this detention center.

Roshchyna reportedly went connected a hunger onslaught earlier she was transferred to a hospital, revived to an grade and past sent backmost to nan detention center.

She was intended to beryllium returned to Ukraine successful September 2024, but nan speech ne'er happened for chartless reasons. Roshchyna was past reported to person died while successful a convoy, but wherever she was headed remains unclear.