Last month, Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who disappeared without trace almost nine months ago while on assignment in occupied eastern Ukraine, was revealed to be in Russian custody and her name was added to the already long list of illegally detained reporters in the country.
Never a country that has made journalists feel safe, Russia has acted with particular disregard for the human rights of Ukrainian journalists, at least 28 of whom are currently behind bars, according to the Ukrainian National Union of Journalists.
A number of those in Russian captivity worked as journalists in annexed Crimea before the war, while others covered the Russian invasion and wrote about life under Russian occupation. Some have been deemed prisoners of war, while the whereabouts of many others remain unknown. Novaya Europe looks at some of the most egregious cases.