The key facts

  • Valeria Chekalina's partner denied reports of her hospitalization
  • According to him, the blogger is finishing a 48-hour chemotherapy course at home
  • The day before, the lawyer reported that Chekalina had been

Conflicting reports about Chekalina's condition

Luis Squicciarini, the partner of blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek), has denied reports that she was hospitalized. According to Super.ru, he wrote on Instagram:

What was reported the day before

The statement contradicts information that emerged a day earlier: RIA Novosti, citing Chekalina's lawyer Konstantin Tretyakov reportedthat his client would not attend the Moscow City Court hearing because she had been

Context of the verdict

On July 31 the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Chekalina to five years of probation, fined her 765 million rubles, and barred her from administering websites for three years. The blogger, who is fighting stomach cancer, denied guilt and asked the court not to impose a large fine, citing a lack of funds. Earlier, lawyer Tretyakov statedthat paying off the fine could take up to 1,200 years. As of the time of publication, sources provided no final decision on the appeal and no confirmed status of Chekalina's health.