Victoria Roshchyna

Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, missing since August 2023, was recently confirmed dead in Russian captivity. Her tortured body was returned to Ukraine with organs such as her brain, eyes, and part of her trachea missing—suspected by investigators to be an attempt to conceal the cause of death. Her tragic end highlights the naked evil of the Russian regime under Putin and echoes the suffering of thousands. Her horrifying case ought to deepen the outcry against Russia and intensify pressing moral questions about any admiration for its leaders. It demands a just end to Russian thuggery, as well as a fresh cry of lament: “How long, O Lord?”