US EditionUkraine Accuses Russian Prison Chief of Torturing Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
ROSTOV OBLAST, RUSSIA, AUG 7 – The former Taganrog prison head is charged with orchestrating torture that violated international law, with up to 12 years in prison if convicted, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said.
- In Rostov Oblast on Aug. 7, Ukraine's National Police charged the former head of Taganrog SIZO-2 with ordering the alleged torture of Viktoriia Roshchyna.
- In August 2023, Viktoriia Roshchyna was detained in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and transferred to Taganrog SIZO-2, Russia confirmed her detention in May 2024.
- According to the probe, the former head of Taganrog SIZO-2 personally instructed subordinates to inflict physical and psychological torture, including beatings and denial of basic necessities.
- Authorities charged him in absentia under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 1 of Article 438 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, facing up to 12 years in prison.
- Subsequently, President Volodymyr Zelensky posthumously awarded Roshchyna the Order of Freedom on Aug. 2, 2025, for her contributions to democracy and human rights.
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Ukraine Accuses Russian Prison Chief of Torturing Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday named the former head of a Russian detention center as a suspect in the torture and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian custody last year.
Russian Prison Chief Charged in Torture and Killing of Ukrainian Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
The head of Detention Center No. 2 in Taganrog, located in Russia’s Rostov region, has been charged in absentia over the torture and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported on August 7. Though unnamed publicly, the official is accused of orchestrating a systematic campaign of abuse against Ukrainian detainees, including civilians. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Roshchyna was among the victim…
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