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2026: Death after admission at Elmas Clinic
On January 4, 2026, 38-year-old Russian blogger Yulia Burtseva died in Moscow after a cosmetic procedure. The tragedy happened at a branch of the Elmas Clinic.
According to the investigation, the woman underwent surgery to increase her buttocks. During medical manipulations, the patient allegedly developed anaphylactic shock. Despite emergency hospitalization and resuscitation measures, Burtsev could not be saved.
The Main Investigation Department Investigative Committee RUSSIAN FEDERATION for To Moscow opened a criminal case under the article on causing death by negligence due to improper performance of professional duties. On this fact, a 26-year-old doctor, a citizen who Tajikistan carried out the procedure, was detained.
According to RIA Novosti, Roszdravnadzor began an audit to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. Julia Burtseva permanently lived in Italy with her husband and young daughter. She kept a blog on Instagram (the activities of the social network are prohibited in the Russian Federation) about life abroad. About 68 thousand people were subscribed to her account. The blogger regularly visited Russia to visit her relatives in Samara and undergo routine medical examinations.
According to information from Yulia Burtseva's blog, the woman arrived in Moscow on January 3, 2026. On the morning of January 4, she published materials from the capital's cafe, and then went to the clinic. The reason for the choice of the Moscow medical center, according to her previously published estimates, could be a lower cost of cosmetic services compared to Italian clinics.
The owner of the Elmas Clinic network of clinics, according to the Telegram channel "112," is Govher Abdyllaeva. The incident caused a wide public outcry among the blogger's subscribers and acquaintances. The investigation into the causes of the tragedy is ongoing.[1][2][3]

