Viktoriia Roshchyna died not on a battlefield, but in a cell — after documenting a war the Kremlin wanted hidden. Her final days were marked by hunger, restraint, and quiet defiance. This is what Russia did to a journalist. 11X

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Russia later informed her family she had died on 19 Sept 2024 — without explaining where or how. When her body was returned, Ukrainian prosecutors found signs of torture: bruises on her neck and a fractured hyoid bone, injuries consistent with strangulation. 9/

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Roshchyna was held nearby. Semenov recognized her voice when she spoke to guards. She couldn’t eat meat anymore. Semenov: She said her body couldn’t digest it. She gave us her meat, and we gave her vegetables. Even starving, she was sharing. 7/

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She had been on hunger strike in Taganrog’s Sizo-2 — a prison so notorious detainees call it ‘the Russian Guantánamo.’ She was told she would be exchanged. Instead, she was sent hundreds of kilometers east. Semenov: She was already exhausted when we left. 5/

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Mykyta Semenov, an Azov soldier released this summer, travelled with her by train and truck to Sizo-3 prison in Kizel, deep inside Russia near the Urals. Semenov: I saw her walking down the corridor. Light blue summer dress with flowers. Sporty sneakers. A small makeup mirror.

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Roshchyna was 27 when she disappeared in the summer of 2022, reporting from occupied Ukraine. She became one of an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian civilians detained by Russia. For 2 years, her fate was unknown. Now, a fellow prisoner has described her final journey. 2/

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The result: strategic blindness. Bondarev: Putin likes Lavrov because he’s comfortable — always saying yes. That comfort convinced the Kremlin Ukraine would fall easily. 7/

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Source:
https://wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-trump-peace-plan-zelensky-strategy-96a7b2fc
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Putin aide Ushakov said Russian police and National Guard would likely control the zone — either through talks or by force. That effectively confirms Zelenskyy’s warning that withdrawal without guarantees equals surrender. 4/

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A successful Ukrainian counterattack in Kupyansk — which Russia claimed to have captured — strengthened Zelenskyy’s negotiating hand. Zelenskyy: Strong positions at home translate into strong positions at the table. 5/

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