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An international investigation has revealed that the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was returned to Ukraine missing several internal organs, potentially to conceal the cause of death.

According to a joint investigation by Forbidden Stories and 13 international media outlets, Roshchyna’s body was transferred to Ukraine on February 14, 2025, as part of a repatriation operation involving the return of 757 fallen Ukrainians. Russian documents marked the body, listed as number 757, as an “unidentified male” with a reference note: “СПАС.”

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[–] tyrant@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago

People are disgusting.

"Investigators discovered that several organs were missing, including the brain, both eyeballs, and part of the trachea. According to an international forensic expert consulted by journalists, the absence of these organs could have been intended to obscure evidence of death by strangulation or suffocation. Remembering the Journalists Targeted and Killed by Russia in Ukraine

A bruise on Roshchyna’s neck indicated a potential fracture of the hyoid bone—a rare injury commonly associated with manual strangulation."

[–] puddinghelmet@feddit.nl 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

This is crazy, it should create a ripple effect of protests in Russia I hope. Its time to destabilize Russia. Much condoleances and may she rest in peace.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

So the cause of death is either organ harvesting for medical use, or torture.

UPDATE: It seems to be torture.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago
[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

the Russians are known for poisoning people I would bet on that personally

[–] puddinghelmet@feddit.nl 24 points 17 hours ago

Makes my hair stand up with hate and disgust jesus christ

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 38 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

“This is so nasty Vladimir 😢. Stop the killing, make peace deal now 🙏”

  • Donald J. Trump
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 11 hours ago

But also Ukraine stated the war, and is a dictator. Which you can tell because I said it.

Also Donald J. Trump

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 59 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (5 children)

Things to do to Putin when he's caught:

  1. Remove internal organs.
  2. Poke one eye out and fill the hole with siracha sauce jalapeno pickle vinegar, and lemon....
[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

That will burn the dick that fucks the socket.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 5 points 20 hours ago

That's gonna be a long wait until everyone's done with that. But OK. Just let me know when the socket is ready for jalapeño juice.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Should you be switching the order there?

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[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 351 points 1 day ago (10 children)
[–] pulido@lemmings.world 3 points 11 hours ago

War crime = "and they got away with it"

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 64 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah? Is anybody going to do anything about it?

[–] Cantaloupe877@lemmy.world 28 points 23 hours ago

We know the answer.

[–] andxz@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I don't know where you live, but I do know there'll probably be a second front in this particular war in a not too far into the future. I have the feeling that the news channels in the US perhaps leave out some of what is happening in the Baltic sea, for example.

Or the fact that we've been preparing to go fuck them up for the past few years. The rest of Europe is starting to wake up as well. Nobody wants to be next.

[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago

Add it to the list. Might take you a while to find the bottom.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 190 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Such actions, if confirmed, could be subject to international prosecution and sanctions.

Forgive me if I don’t hold my breath… 🙄

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Actually Putin is already a wanted man for war crimes, and he cannot travel to most countries without being arrested.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty sure Florida and DC are back on his vacation list now

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You say this like the US has any history of actually arresting war criminal dictators.

In reality they actually have a massive history of backing them and having them be their puppets, UNLESS they're on Russia's side. That last part no longer matters

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hungary has already hosted a wanted war criminal. And the US has threatened the ICC for doing their job. So maybe that’s two possible destinations for Vladimir?

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Their home security IT system is a mosquito net made of paper with a post-it note saying 'no hack pl0x'.

They had been caught letting the Russians take a ~~quick~~ comfy look around and promptly doing fuck all about it. I guess the Russians assume that it's the same reason half of the EU/NATO would also know if Putty decided to take a walk in that country.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Him and Bibi will stand trial on the same day.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Achually, she was a journalist, not a prisoner of war. So we can fuck her shit up."

- Russian propaganda, probably

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 38 points 1 day ago

Taking from the Israeli playbook.

Little wonder they're buddying up.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago

You are totally right and Putin totally doesn't give a shit.

Putin should be arrested and tried for genocide and war crimes the second he steps out of Russia, but since he's apparently already dying I am afraid we'll never have the pleasure of seeing the asshole in a little jail cell

Same for Netanyahu btw...

[–] rocket_dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I woNder whAt kind of Zany person commIts war crimes against journalists.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Saudis, Israelis, Russians, Americans…hmmm. Truly zany persons it seems.

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[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 154 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From another source:

The investigation revealed that upon examination in Ukraine, it was discovered that several internal organs were missing, including the brain, eyeballs, and part of the larynx.

According to the investigative team, the body showed signs of an autopsy conducted in Russia. An international expert suggested that the missing organs could have been removed to obscure evidence of death by strangulation or suffocation.

Sounds like they mutilated the body to cover up how she died.

[–] shekau@lemmy.today 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I thought they removed her organs, so that they can use them for transplant surgeries, since organs are expensive afaik. But seems thats not the case here since brain, eyes, larynx cannot be transplanted

[–] sus@programming.dev 30 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Someone brough up a theory that it's a "symbolic punishment" for a journalist:

remove the eyes so you cannot see
remove the brain so you cannot think
remove the larynx so you cannot speak (the larynx contains the vocal cords)

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 5 points 16 hours ago

That makes much more sense because unless some classified shit was tested on her (in which case they probably wouldn't have returned her body at all) there wouldn't be any reason to hide the cause of her death. If she was hanged on a short rope or strangled which the (lack of) evidence points towards then that's kinda not worse than a journalist being murdered any other way. Wouldn't justify all the fuss at least.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 87 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm not sure what it says about them that they have this capacity to surprise me every time I heard what next depravity they did.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 36 points 1 day ago

i wish this depravity from russia surprised me. they decapitated my friend's dad

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[–] Netux@lemmy.world -5 points 9 hours ago

Common move from the isrealis where they take Palestinian posts to sell, but we want extra outrage when the Russians do it and we assume poisoning.

Be nice if we at least pretended to have some moral baseline between the two countries.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-admits-harvesting_n_399623

[–] daepicgamerbro69@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cannot wait for the strongly worded letter and the big story about Putin promenading himself in an ICC country next year.

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 35 points 1 day ago

Right? Laws and Rules of Engagement only have teeth when those whose role it is to enforce them actually fucking do so. We are failing so much on an international level and the future is looking pretty fucking bleak because of widespread cowardice to take action.

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[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 48 points 1 day ago

She worked as a freelance journalist for Ukrainska Pravda, Radio Free Europe, and Hromadske.

According to wiki.

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