Victoria Roshchina

Victoria Roshchina was a well-known Ukrainian journalist who stopped getting in touch in occupied Berdiansk on March 12, 2022. A few days later, it became known that she had been taken captive. After recording a video denying any claims against the Russian special services, she was released.

Victoria Roshchina disappeared for the second time on August 3, 2023, in the occupied territories, from where she was reporting. In May 2024, Russia confirmed that Victoria Roshchina had been taken captive.

Information about Victoria Roshchina's death in captivity appeared on October 10, 2024. The journalist's body was returned from Russia only at the end of February 2025, and information about this appeared on April 24. There were numerous signs of torture on her body.

It is known that Victoria Roshchina worked at "Ukrainian Radio", "UA:Pershyi", "Censor.net", "Ukrainska Pravda", "Radio Liberty" and "hromadske". 

Read the detailed biography of Victoria Roshchina on Channel 24.