Distressing claims
Warning: This article contains allegations some readers may find distressing.
A Ukrainian model has shared a major recovery update, months on.
Maria Kovalchuk was found on a Dubai roadside with gruesome injuries.
What she alleged
Kovalchuk travelled to Dubai to make content for OnlyFans.
However, she overslept, missed a flight to Thailand, and stayed longer.
Then, young businessmen invited her to a party, per her claims.
She alleged they mistreated and beat her, and took her belongings.
Injuries and coma
Also, she said she tried to escape and reached a construction site.
The 21-year-old recalled a “blow to the head” before seeking help.
Later, she was placed into an induced coma.
Loved ones believed she was missing for over a week.
Rehab progress now
Now, 10 months of rehab later, she shared new videos online.
She said she had ten major operations and no longer needs a wheelchair.
She posted a clip walking across a snow-covered bridge in Norway.
Another video showed her doing yoga and stretches with a trainer.
Quotes and justice
Speaking on social media, she said:
“I kept wondering how I would live with these injuries, with this scar, disfigured…how I would somehow go on with my life.”
Still, she said she is “rising from the ashes, learning to live and believe again”.
Finally, she has not found justice, and no men have been punished.