The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
October 11, 2024

Ukrainian Journalist Victoria Roshchyna Dies in Russian Custody
---------------------------------------------------------------

A Ukrainian journalist who went missing more than a year ago while
reporting from eastern Ukraine has died in Russian custody. Victoria
Roshchyna last made contact with her editors in August of 2023 while
reporting from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region. Her father says
he received notice she died in a Russian prison on September 19 and that
her body would be returned to Ukraine; no other details of her death
were provided. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports at least 16
media workers have been killed covering the war in Ukraine since
Russia's invasion in 2022.


.