Death of an Ukrainian journalist after one year in detention, and more
World News — May 1, 2025
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The body of Ukrainian journalist Victoriia Roshchyna was returned by Russia with signs of ‘torture.’ It took weeks to confirm that the body was not actually that of a male, which Russia initially claimed when the exchange was happening, in February. The journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was captured in the summer of 2023 near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. It was at least her fourth reporting trip into the occupied territories. She died after a year in detention, aged 27.
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