Roshchyna is the 12th Ukrainian journalist to die as a result of their work since the full invasion of Ukraine, and the first to die in Russian custody, according to Oksana Romaniuk, executive director of the Ukrainian nonprofit, the Institute of Mass Information.

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who went missing in an occupied part of her country last year, died in Russian detention last month, Ukrainian authorities said earlier this week.

The European Union and United States have condemned Moscow over the death in custody of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, as Kyiv called for international action over Russia ’s alleged execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers.

Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in August 2023 in a part of Ukraine now occupied by Russian forces. It took nine months for Russian authorities to confirmed the journalist had been detained. They gave no reason.

Ukrainian officials say they are investigating the death of Viktoria Roshchyna, a 27-year-old journalist who disappeared in August 2023 after embarking on a reporting trip to occupied eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials on Thursday confirmed the death of freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna, though the circumstances surrounding her death were unclear.