Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist held captive by Russia for more than a year, died while in Russian detention, Ukrainian officials confirmed Thursday.
Petro Yatsenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Prisoners of War Coordination Headquarters, told Ukrainian television that the circumstances surrounding Roshchyna’s death were still unclear.
Roshchyna, who would have turned 28 this month, was one of 20 Ukrainian journalists detained by Russia for their reporting since the start of Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022.
Known for her features documenting daily life in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, she went missing on August 3, 2023, while traveling on assignment to the Russian-occupied town of Zaporizhzhia, according to the International Women's Media Foundation. Her whereabouts were unknown for eight months until Russia’s defense ministry confirmed her detention in April 2024.
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