On Friday, August 8, a farewell ceremony will be held in Kyiv for Victoria Roschina, a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Details of the Farewell Ceremony
The farewell will begin at 12:00 at St. Michael’s Cathedral. At 13:00, a brief civil ceremony will take place at Independence Square, after which Victoria Roschina will be buried at Baikove Cemetery at 14:00.
“The farewell is being organized by Victoria’s colleagues from several editorial offices with whom she collaborated. The journalist’s family requests not to contact them for comments during the farewell,” the publication notes.
Circumstances of Her Death and Commemoration
Victoria Roschina is known for her reports on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly covering the battle for Mariupol. In August 2023, she was abducted in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. In February 2025, Russia returned the journalist’s body to Ukraine. Numerous signs of torture were found on the body, and some organs were missing. Victoria’s identity was confirmed through DNA testing.
On August 1, 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Victoria Roschina the Order of Freedom (posthumously) for her civic courage and selfless stance in defending Ukraine’s sovereignty.