Viktoria Roshchina, A Ukrainian journalist who was captured in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine on August 3rd 2023, has died in Russian custody. She was earmarked to return to Ukraine from Moscow on a prison-exchange deal with Ukraine.
As of last July, at least thirty Ukrainian journalists were in custody in Russian prisons. At least another 50 Russian journalists are currently in jail in Russia. Earlier this year, American journalist Evan Gershkovich was released from a Russian prison in a prison-swap with the United States.
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