Ukrainian journalist was tortured in Russia, body returned with organs missing

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was tortured during the time she spent in Russian detention, and several of her organs, including her brain, were removed before her body was returned, according to a joint media investigation. Roshchyna was captured in August 2023 while reporting from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region in eastern Ukraine. The last journalist willing to risk crossing the frontline, Roshchyna, at the time, was working to expose Russia’s brutal detention system, including the illegal captivity and torture of Ukrainians, according to the joint media report published by the nonprofit...