Ukraine reveals name of main torturer of journalist Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian detention center
Alexander Shtuda, the Russian detention chief, is now charged with overseeing the savage abuse that led to Victoria Roshchyna’s death.
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Tortured Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna honored with highest state award after death in Russian captivity
Roshchyna, who bore knife wounds and electrical torture scars before dying in Russian detention, received Ukraine's Order of Freedom posthumously from President Zelenskyy for her "civic courage."
Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna suffered neck injuries, fractures in Russian captivity – new autopsy
Ukraine discovered new evidence of torture in the death of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, with a recent forensic examination revealing neck trauma and bone fractures not identified in previous reports.
High blood pressure, rash of unknown origin ravages Crimean journalist in Russian jail — medical care still denied
His wife’s visit reveals the growing physical torment concealed behind prison walls.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption star Denys Bihus confirms intelligence work after MP leak
Ukraine’s top investigative journalist says he helped intelligence services — but denies it compromised his reporting or gave him special treatment.
Ukrainian media groups demand True Story Festival drop Russian speakers, add Ukrainian journalists
Ukrainian media organizations demanded True Story Festival organizers remove Russian speakers from the June event in Bern, citing five Russian representatives scheduled for war-related sessions while no Ukrainian journalists appear on the programme.
Victoria Roshchyna posthumously receives journalism award for courage under extreme conditions
The "Honor of the Profession 2025" competition recognized a journalist who disappeared while trying to report from Russian-occupied areas.
Russia bombs Ukrainian hotels full of journalists — 31 times, on purpose
A new report calls it a calculated assault on the press.
OSCE “horrified” by details of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s death in Russian captivity
Roshchyna’s body reportedly had signs of torture and dissection while in Russian custody, including missing brain, eyes, and trachea.
“She couldn’t even lift her head”: Witness describes Roshchyna’s condition in Russian prison
A new investigation has uncovered that Russian captors tortured journalist Victoria Roshchyna with knives and electric shocks; her weight fell to 30 kilograms before her death.
Russia fails to return body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in prisoner swap
Ukraine has reclassified the case of missing journalist Viktoria Roshchyna as a war crime investigation following reports of her death in Russian captivity.
Ukraine pushes for accountability after journalist Viktoria Roshchyna’s death in Russian captivity
Ukrainian authorities are working to return the body of journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity.
EU condemns death of Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna in Russian captivity
EU officials have called for swift justice after the confirmed death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriya Roshchyna, who was illegally detained by Russia. Her death, reported during a transfer between Russian detention centers, is being investigated as a war crime by the Security Service of Ukraine.
Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna confirmed dead in Russian captivity
Roshchyna, a journalist working with RFE/RL, went missing in August 2023 while traveling to occupied territories and was slated for a prisoner exchange.
4 Reuters journalists injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk
Four Reuters journalists from Ukraine, the United States, Latvia, and Germany injured in a Russian missile attack on a hotel in Kramatorsk, one from Britain may still be trapped under the rubble.
Fox News sued by parents of Ukrainian journalist killed near Kyiv in 2022
A lawsuit accuses Fox News of misrepresenting details around the 2022 death of a Ukrainian journalist reporting on the war, allegedly to deceive her family.
In the blood: fallen Ukrainian sniper is third generation to oppose Russia
Decades after the KGB dragged his defiant father away just days before his planned marriage, dissident descendant Roman Chornomaz dies fighting Russian forces near Bakhmut.
International Federation of Journalists suspends Russian union
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today suspended the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) from membership following a…
Maks Levin, photographer of Russian war against Ukraine since 2014, killed by Russian troops near Kyiv
On 1 April, after a lengthy search, police found the body of the Ukrainian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker…
“Hell. Despair. The feeling of absurdity.” Ukrainian journalist jailed in occupied Crimea describes FSB torture in harrowing letters
Who is Vladyslav Yesypenko? Vladyslav Yesypenko comes from Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine. A year before…