"Viktoriia Roshchyna had disappeared in the summer of 2023 while reporting from the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, and her body was returned in February 2025."
"Preliminary forensics suggest numerous signs of torture, with parts of her body missing, possibly removed to conceal the signs of how she died."
"Roshchyna was one of the only journalists willing to enter the occupied territories to understand what had happened to the thousands of Ukrainian civilians abducted and detained in secret."
"At Forbidden Stories, we have brought together journalists from multiple countries to pursue the investigation that she had started, as continuing her work required many of us."
Viktoriia Roshchyna's body was returned to Ukraine in February 2025 after she disappeared in 2023 while reporting in occupied territories. Her remains showed signs of torture, with missing body parts, suggesting an attempt to conceal the cause of death. Roshchyna had been investigating the abduction of Ukrainian civilians and was held in a notorious prison. Following her death, a collaborative effort among international journalists was initiated to continue her investigation into the system of disappearances she was uncovering.
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