Kyiv investigates Ukrainian journalist’s death in Russian custody as war crime
Viktoria Roshchyna / Facebook Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have opened an investigation for premeditated murder and the violation of laws and customs of war, over the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in Russian captivity, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Friday. Roshchyna, who was 27 at the time of her death, worked as a freelance journalist for independent news outlets including Ukrainska Pravda, Hromadske, and Radio Free Europe.