Ukrainian journalist died in Russia: Leichnam has traces of torture
Ukrainian journalist died in Russia: Leichnam has traces of torture
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kyjiw announced that the remains of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who was missing during reporting, were brought back in February as part of a corpse exchange between Ukraine and Russia. Yuriy Belousov, the head of the Department of War Crimes by the Ukrainian General Prosecutor's Office, announced that the forensic investigation "Numerous signs of torture and abuse, including abrasions, bruises, a broken ribben and possible traces of electric shock" were found. Belousov reported that the injuries were inflicted on Roshchyna during his lifetime. Russia has proven to be known to use electric shocks as a torture method against locked up Ukrainians. According to Belousov, repeated DNA analyzes were carried out, which confirmed that the body belonged to Roshchyna, although it was characterized by Russia as a "unidentified male body". He also found that the condition of the body made a precise determination of the cause of death impossible, and added that Ukraine works with international forensic experts to get further answers. colleagues from Roshchyna near Ukrainska Pravda reported that her body from Russia was brought back without organs. Members of the investigation team, who took care of their remains, stated that the brain, the eyes and part of the trachea were missing, which may have been an attempt to disguise the cause of death. Roshchyna was missing in August 2023. Her colleagues explained that the journalist traveled to a part of Ukraine controlled by Russia to report on the life of people living under crew - a dangerous mandate for every Ukrainian. Her colleague Evgeniya Motorevskaya, who was previously editor -in -chief of the Ukrainian media company Hromadske, said: "There was nothing more important for her than journalism. Vika was always where the most important events for the country took place. And she would have continued for many years, but the Russians killed her."
Roshchyna's father raised the alarm when she no longer answered her news, but her family didn't know where she was for nine months until Moscow finally admitted that she was in custody. How other Ukrainian civilians Authorities arrested in occupied Ukraine and deported to Russia, where it was recorded without indictment or legal proceedings. Until September 2024, Roshchyna, a healthy 27-year-old, was dead-although her family was only notified by Russia about a month later. Petro Yatsenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian coordination center for the treatment of prisoners of war, stated in October that Roshchyna died from a detention center in the southern Russian city of Taganrog to Moscow during a transfer, which was the preparation for her release as part of a prisoner exchange. The detention center in Taganrog is widely known for its cruel treatment of prisoners. CNN previously spoke to prisoners who were held there and reported on physical and psychological abuse, inadequate food intake and lack of access to basic health services. Journalists of Ukrainska pravda Worked together to find out what has happened in the past few months of their life. They conducted interviews with dozens of prisoners as well as with prison attendants and human rights defenders. They managed to understand their movements and to describe the brutality of their detention. Return of the remains and signs of torture
test results and identity verification
missing organs and possible cover -up
The brutal circumstances of their detention
obituary and clarification of the events
collaboration with international journalists
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