“In the office of the Prosecutor General, they stated that, as part of the exchange of the Russians, on February 25, the body of the fallen journalist Victoria Roshchina returned to Ukraine. So far, the cause of her death has not been possible, the examination continues.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Head of the Department of Combating Crime in the Conditions of Armed Conflict, Office of Prosecutor General Yuri Belousov; The editor -in -chief of “Ukrainian Truth” Sevgil Musaeva
Details: According to militiamen, on February 25, 2025, several dozen bodies were delivered to the city of Vinnitsa as a result of the exchange. One of them found a tag named Roshchina. During the examination, they found out that the body belongs to her.
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The manager added that DNA samples were also selected from Victoria’s parents. And the expert came to the conclusion with a probability of more than 99%that the body belongs to Victoria.
The Prosecutor General’s Office: The cause of Roschina’s journalist’s death has not yet been established due to the state of the body HTTTPS: //t.co/pxwnkydf5e pic.twitter.com/r767Fvwjg6
– Ukrainian Truth ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 24, 2025
Belousov reported that due to the state of the journalist’s body, the causes of death could not be established.
Straight Belous’s language: “Due to the condition of the body, changes, and through mummification, according to the results of forensic examination, the causes of death were not established. Therefore, the samples were selected and the issue with the participation of French experts was now resolved to carry out additional forensic examination to determine the causes of death.”
Details: Belousov reports that numerous signs of torture and ill -treatment have been found on the body of Roschina. In particular, the glow and hemorrhage on different parts of the body, a broken edge was broken.
Experts also saw possible signs of electric current. This information will be clarified during additional forensic examination with the participation of international experts.
The editor -in -chief of “Ukrainian Pravda” reported that the return of the journalist’s body to Ukraine was known, but the relatives insisted on additional expertise.
Straight Musayeva’s language: “We were aware that, within the framework of repatriation measures, a body was returned to Ukraine, the preliminary examination of which established the coincidence with the DNA of the UP freelancer Victoria Roshchinoi. But since the family insisted on conducting additional international expertise, we did not publish this information.”
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Prehistory:
- In order to get into the occupied territory for future material, Victoria Roshchyna left Ukraine to Poland on July 25, 2023. She planned to reach the occupied East of Ukraine through Russia in 3 days.
- Roshchyna disappeared on August 3, 2023 in the territory occupied by Russia, where she made a report.
- In May 2024, Russia for the first time acknowledged that she had detained Roshchina. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation sent a letter confirming her father, Vladimir Rochina.
- On October 10, the head of the press service of the coordination headquarters Petro Yatsenko reported in the Russian prison, a freelance author of “Ukrainian Truth” Victoria Roshchyna was killed in Russian prison. GUR noted that the journalist had to return to Ukraine as a result of the exchange.
- On October 11, the Attorney General’s office reported that criminal proceedings opened after the disappearance of Roshchina were doed as a military crime combined with premeditated murder.
- Investigators “Investigation.Info” found out that Rochina was cruelly tortured in Russian captivity: her body had knife wounds, she was beaten by a current, and the Russian colony staff hid her from inspections.