It provides signs of torture and lacks some members

The issue of the Ukrainian journalist Victoria RochenaHe disappeared in August 2023, shocked Ukraine after Kremlin authorities They have returned their bodies under circumstances indicating a Death under torture, Although the conditions are still clarifying.

According to the investigation published by the CNN series, 27 years old – Lack of organs such as the brain and eyes and part of the trachea.

The remains of the journalist were returned in February as part of the exchanging bodies between Kyiv and Moscow. However, the body has arrived like “Anonymous“An international expert believes that the absence of members may be due to an attempt to hide the test Strangulation.

Professional duty

Roshchina was a journalist who entered the Ukrainian lands occupied by Russia Inform the living conditions of citizens Under Carmlin, control. He was known for the courage he showed in developing his profession, which aims to investigate the treatment received by the Ukrainian population in these lands.

The young woman was not even informed of her arrest Seven months later. During his captivity in many Russian prisons, his only contact with the outside world was an invitation to four stadiums for his parents, a year after his arrest. The Russian authorities have never been given access to a lawyer, and they were not officially accused of any crime.

The young woman died in September 2024, when she was about to be Ukraine In the exchange of prisoners. His fourth and final journey went in July 2023 to Energoud, where the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, Zaporea, is located to inform the arrests of employees and other residents of the region.

Signs of torture

According to many of the witnesses who participated in a cell with various detention centers, Roshna suffered from torture, which prompted her health to deteriorate quickly. During his stay at an improvised detention center in Meltopol, it was Cow meat and electricityAccording to the witnesses who said they saw scars of cuts and bruises in the journalist’s body.

At the end of 2023, it was transferred to a prison in Tajanrog, in RussiaAs the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were simulated, beaten and electrocuted in an electric chair. Food was strictly legalized, and according to an old detainee, prisoners received a corrupt potato to eat, according to the investigation published by CNN.

Roshchina stopped eating, losing weight quickly and her mental condition deteriorated. “I was lost inside her head, with terrified eyes,” said one of the witnesses, who recalled that the journalist could no longer raise the head of the pillow.

When their health worsened, the Russian guards tried to feed her by force to preserve them currency. However, Roshchina died in unknown circumstances -which Ukraine is now achieving -after taking it to exchange it.

Victoria Rochena comrades are confident that her death will contribute to focusing on the disappearance of Ukrainian civilians. Ombud -Secretary Ukraine, on the other hand, is more than 16,000 civilians were arrested in 180 centers Publication by the occupied areas and Russia. Many of them are local politicians, local politicians, former soldiers, religious leaders and citizens suspected of being resistant to the Russian occupation.

“Blocked”

The European Commission took little to respond. He said this Wednesday that Russia “does not miss any opportunity to show it Handicap “Towards the Ukrainians when killing and torturing, as was the case in Victoria Rocchina,” said a spokeswoman for CE Antta Hipper during the daily press conference of the Community Foundation.

He confirmed that the victim was “a brave Ukrainian journalist Brightly not only killedBut also tortured previously. “

“This clearly indicates that life under Russian occupation is not a safe option for the Ukrainians,” he said.

He added that for reporters, Roshchyna will always be remembered Revenue accounts “for all these crimes From the war and atrocities committed. “