Representatives of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) and the Russian Armed Forces abducted a hromadske journalist in the city of Berdiansk, who was preparing materials on military operations in the east and south of Ukraine, law enforcement officers have begun criminal proceedings, the Prosecutor General's Office reports.

"According to the investigation, on March 15, 2022, representatives of the FSB and the armed forces of the aggressor country abducted a hromadske journalist in the city of Berdiansk, who was preparing materials on military operations in the east and south of Ukraine. Currently, her whereabouts are unknown," according to the statement on Facebook.

Under the procedural leadership of Zaporizhia Regional Prosecutor's Office, criminal proceedings were initiated on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Pretrial investigation into criminal proceedings is carried out by investigators of the SBU Department in Zaporizhia region.

In turn, hromadske reported that their journalist Viktoria Roschyna was probably being held captive by the Russian occupiers.

"Our journalist Viktoria Roschyna is probably being held captive by the Russian occupiers. She filmed videos and wrote articles from hot spots all the days of the Russian-Ukrainian war. On March 16, we learned that Victoria was detained by the Russian FSB. At present, nothing is known about her whereabouts," the media said on Twitter.