In Taganrog SIZO, Victoria Roshchyna tried to cut her wrists in front of the warders so that a psychologist could be brought to her, according to a released prisoner
Source: Slidstvo.Info
Author: Vladyslava Kobko
The prisoner known as “Britva,” who was released from captivity in October 2025, told Slidstvo.Info that while she was in the Taganrog pretrial detention center, journalist Viktoria Roshchina constantly insisted that a psychologist be brought to her. When the guards refused yet again, Roshchina had a hysterical fit; she tore off a ceiling fixture and tried to cut her wrists with it. In addition, Roshchina was sent to solitary confinement for insubordination.
This was reported by “Slidstvo.Info.”
“Razor,” a former prisoner who was returned to Ukraine in October 2025, told “Slidstvo.Info” about the details of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina’s detention at the Taganrog pretrial detention center. For some time, “Britva” was held in a neighboring cell, so they, he says, could even tap on the wall before bed and wish each other a good night.
“Roschina was getting it pretty bad. According to the Russians, she was misbehaving and being noisy. They wanted everyone to sit quietly and keep their mouths shut. But she kept asking for a psychologist or to have her books exchanged. She was constantly asking to see the operatives,” says the former detainee.
According to “Britva,” in the Taganrog pretrial detention center, Viktoria Roshchina was repeatedly sent to solitary confinement—an isolated single cell—for “inappropriate behavior.”
“There are systematic beatings in solitary confinement. It’s a small cell; in the morning, they take out the mattress, secure the bed, and that’s it. You either walk around or sit on the floor,” the man claims.
During one of the morning checks, Roshchina once again asked for a psychologist to be brought to her. The guards were outraged by this request.
“And the girl starts having a hysterical fit. And they (the guards—ed.) yell at her: ‘Go back to your cell! Don’t get on our nerves!” And she goes into the cell. We hear screams. And she, as I understood it, ripped off the plastic ceiling panel and cut her veins. But not deeply, she just damaged her skin. The medics rushed over,” recalls “Britva.”
As a reminder, Viktoria Roshchina died on September 19, 2024, in Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 in the city of Kizel, Perm Krai, Russian Federation.
Roshchina was taken prisoner by the Russians in August 2023 when she went to report from Russian-occupied territories.
For over a year, her family and loved ones waited for Viktoria to be exchanged and return home. However, in October 2024, her father received word from the Russians that Viktoria had died in captivity.
Earlier, journalists from “Slidstvo.Info,” together with the organization “Reporters Without Borders” and colleagues from the media “Suspilne” and “Hrati,” learned that Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina had been brutally tortured while in Russian captivity—her body bore knife wounds, she weighed as little as 30 kilograms, and staff at the Russian penal colony hid her from inspections.
Author: Vladyslava Kobko
The prisoner known as “Britva,” who was released from captivity in October 2025, told Slidstvo.Info that while she was in the Taganrog pretrial detention center, journalist Viktoria Roshchina constantly insisted that a psychologist be brought to her. When the guards refused yet again, Roshchina had a hysterical fit; she tore off a ceiling fixture and tried to cut her wrists with it. In addition, Roshchina was sent to solitary confinement for insubordination.
This was reported by “Slidstvo.Info.”
“Razor,” a former prisoner who was returned to Ukraine in October 2025, told “Slidstvo.Info” about the details of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina’s detention at the Taganrog pretrial detention center. For some time, “Britva” was held in a neighboring cell, so they, he says, could even tap on the wall before bed and wish each other a good night.
“Roschina was getting it pretty bad. According to the Russians, she was misbehaving and being noisy. They wanted everyone to sit quietly and keep their mouths shut. But she kept asking for a psychologist or to have her books exchanged. She was constantly asking to see the operatives,” says the former detainee.
According to “Britva,” in the Taganrog pretrial detention center, Viktoria Roshchina was repeatedly sent to solitary confinement—an isolated single cell—for “inappropriate behavior.”
“There are systematic beatings in solitary confinement. It’s a small cell; in the morning, they take out the mattress, secure the bed, and that’s it. You either walk around or sit on the floor,” the man claims.
During one of the morning checks, Roshchina once again asked for a psychologist to be brought to her. The guards were outraged by this request.
“And the girl starts having a hysterical fit. And they (the guards—ed.) yell at her: ‘Go back to your cell! Don’t get on our nerves!” And she goes into the cell. We hear screams. And she, as I understood it, ripped off the plastic ceiling panel and cut her veins. But not deeply, she just damaged her skin. The medics rushed over,” recalls “Britva.”
As a reminder, Viktoria Roshchina died on September 19, 2024, in Pretrial Detention Center No. 3 in the city of Kizel, Perm Krai, Russian Federation.
Roshchina was taken prisoner by the Russians in August 2023 when she went to report from Russian-occupied territories.
For over a year, her family and loved ones waited for Viktoria to be exchanged and return home. However, in October 2024, her father received word from the Russians that Viktoria had died in captivity.
Earlier, journalists from “Slidstvo.Info,” together with the organization “Reporters Without Borders” and colleagues from the media “Suspilne” and “Hrati,” learned that Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina had been brutally tortured while in Russian captivity—her body bore knife wounds, she weighed as little as 30 kilograms, and staff at the Russian penal colony hid her from inspections.
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