A Ukrainian OnlyFans model who was found dumped by the side of the road in Dubai with horrific injuries is expected to recover, her family have said.
Maria Kovalchuk, 20, had been missing for eight days after telling her friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9.
On March 19, ten days after she disappeared, a battered and bloodied Maria was found dumped at a roadside in Dubai with her limbs and spine broken.
Maria was rushed to hospital and underwent three surgeries to save her life, before later receiving a fourth procedure.
Her mother Anna, who flew from Norway to be with her, said today that Maria is expected to recover from her horrific injuries, saying: ‘she is getting medical treatment and everything will be all right’.
Dubai police confirmed ‘that the Ukrainian citizen previously reported missing is currently hospitalised, receiving medical care with her family present.’
‘A comprehensive investigation has revealed that she sustained serious injuries after entering a restricted construction site alone and falling from a height’.
Russian news outlet Shot reported that the adult content model’s family had disputed the police account, as they believe that the information about her fall from a construction site is fake.
Ukrainian OnlyFans model Maria Kovalchuk, 20, who was left fighting for her life after she was found on the side of the road in Dubai is expected to make a recovery
Maria went missing for eight days but was later found by a roadside with a broken spine
Police believe she fell from a height, but her family have reportedly rejected this theory
Contacted separately today on this claim, her mother said: ‘I cannot comment because of the investigation.’
Another Russian outlet VChK-OGPU said that Maria had been in ‘incomprehensible hysterics’ before disappearing.
At the time of her disappearance, Maria was set to attend a party with ‘two men who introduced themselves as representatives of the modelling business’, according to several Ukrainian media reports.
She told her mother that she would be staying with these representatives for the night, but she subsequently vanished.
Maria had booked a flight to Thailand that departed Dubai on March 11, but did not turn up at the airport, which is when her family and friends notified the police.
Maria’s mother Anna said earlier of her daughter’s disappearance: ‘There is an assumption that she went to a party.
‘But the promoter who organised these parties did not see her.
‘Maria was [eventually] found in hospital in serious condition.
At the time of her disappearance, Maria was set to attend a party with ‘two men who introduced themselves as representatives of the modelling business’
Maria’s mother Anna has said that her daughter will survive after being found in critical condition
‘She has no documents, no phone, nothing.
‘She underwent three [now four] operations. And she cannot speak.’
Maria’s friend, Russian model Angelina Doroshenkova, 31, said: ‘We all hope for the best and are very grateful to everyone who took part in the search and helped with information.’
She was spending time with Kovalchuk in Dubai and was reportedly invited to the same party on March 9, but ultimately decided to return to Russia days before.
