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Perth Now
13-05-2025
- Perth Now
OnlyFans model abused, beaten, dumped on side of road
A new twist has emerged in the mystery of an OnlyFans model found near death after being dumped on the side of a road after being forced to become a sex slave. Maria Kovalchuk went missing for eight days before she was found in a coma in Dubai with a broken spine, arms and legs. It was believed that the 20-year-old Ukranian had been at a 'porta potty' event in the United Aram Emirates — where female influencers are paid huge sums to be subjected to extreme and degrading abuse — before she vanished in March. A source source close to Kovalchuk has come out in recent days saying that the model was also abused by unidentified Russians. Maria Kovalchuk vanished for eight days. Credit: Instagram Dubai police claim Kovalchuk's injuries were caused after she entered 'a restricted construction site' and fell from a height, though there is no evidence to back it up. The source close to the model insists that she was abused by Russians in the UAE. 'We are in Dubai. And it was Russian citizens who tortured Maria,' the source said. 'UAE citizens have nothing to do with it. That's all I can say for now.' Maria Kovalchuk is getting medical treatment. Credit: Instagram Kovalchuk is recovering but treatment for her injuries will be ongoing for sometime. The source said it was hoped that UAE police would not ignore the Russian link. The twist in the case comes after Ukrainian news outlet 24TV reported that another model had 'managed to escape from the fateful party', saying it was a 'trap'. Maria Kovalchuk was found with severe injuries. Credit: Instagram 'Before the party and the trip to the villa, women were forced to sign a contract, according to the terms of which they had to simply accompany wealthy men,' the model named as Ksenia said. 'However, in reality, women were raped, beaten and mistreated. Loud screams were constantly heard from closed rooms.' Maria Kovalchuk Credit: Instagram
Daily Mirror
12-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Model found dumped on road with broken spine was 'tortured by Russians'
A 20-year-old OnlyFans model from Ukraine was found on the roadside in Dubai after suffering horrific injuries and it was initially thought she had attended a notorious "Porta Potty" event An OnlyFans model who was feared to have been kidnapped into sexual slavery and later found badly injured had been 'tortured by Russians'. The 20-year-old from Ukraine was discovered on a roadside in Dubai with a broken spine and limbs. She had been in a coma after she was found close to death having 'fallen from a height'. Initial reports alleged the model had attended a so-called Porta Potty event at which female social influencers and models can be paid huge sums to be subjected to extreme and degrading abuse. But now a source close to the Ukrainian model has insisted that she was abused by unidentified Russians in the UAE - and not local citizens - before she was discovered in March. The source also denied multiple reports that the model had left Dubai and was convalescing in Ukraine. 'We are in Dubai,' said the source. 'And it was Russian citizens who tortured (the model). UAE citizens have nothing to do with it. That's all I can say for now.' The Onlyfans model is 'getting better' but remains under treatment for her horrific ordeal. 'She is getting better, thank you,' said the source, who said they 'hoped' local police were investigating the 'Russians' who 'tortured' her, and also condemned 'false' reporting about her case. Dubai police are known to be investigating the woman's horror ordeal, and a Ukrainian criminal case was opened into 'human trafficking'. The new account comes after multiple Ukrainian and Russian reports said she had been abused after attending a party in Dubai. Ukrainian news outlet 24TV said another model who had 'managed to escape from the fateful party' claimed it was a 'trap'. 'Before the party and the trip to the villa, women were forced to sign a contract, according to the terms of which they had to simply accompany wealthy men,' stated the report. 'However, in reality, women were raped, beaten and mistreated.' The source, named as Ksenia, said: 'Loud screams were constantly heard from closed rooms.' A report by Obozrevatel - another Ukrainian news outlet - cited another Ukrainian OnlyFans model, Dubai-based Alyona Omovich, 29, saying: 'Let's call things by their name. 'You can tell from her appearance that she was involved in something horrific. And that horror, apparently, is what led to her being so badly broken.' She revealed a circuit of degrading 'elite parties' when foreign models and influencers are 'promised large sums —tens of thousands of dollars — in exchange for actions that border on violence, humiliation, and even physical mutilation'. Before vanishing, the model had earlier participated in an event in Dubai in support of a Russian sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, jailed in his own country. Kagarlitsky had described a Ukrainian October 2022 explosion on the £3 billion Crimean Bridge as understandable 'from a military point of view' and was imprisoned for five years for 'justifying terrorism'. Kagarlitsky's daughter Ksenia said that the woman was 'conscious' and that 'she will be able to walk' despite the injuries she sustained. 'This is all very good news. But the details will come later, when she leaves the country,' she stated, and added that the attack had been 'psychologically very difficult'.
Rudaw Net
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
PKK disarmament ‘not enough,' says Turkey's foreign minister
Also in Turkey Turkey's Kurds signal 'new era' following PKK congress PKK says held congress on dissolution, decision to be announced 'very soon' Sudani, Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, sign 10 MoUs PKK to disarm, disband 'today or tomorrow': Erdogan A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that laying down arms is 'not enough,' as the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) is expected to announce a decision to disarm and dissolve itself. 'Putting down weapons alone is not enough. It is necessary to eliminate illegal and intelligence structures. An accountable organization model should be developed by taking advantage of the opportunities provided to political parties and NGOs,' Fidan said during an interview with Turkey's 24 TV. He said that Turkey's expectations of the PKK extend beyond counterterrorism. Earlier on Friday, the PKK said it had held a congress this week to discuss a call from the group's jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms and dissolve the party, making a shift from conflict to political struggle. The party did not reveal the outcome of the congress, but said it would make an announcement in the near future. Kurdish politicians welcomed the PKK's congress, expressing hope for a 'new era' in Turkey. Fidan said the Turkish government is 'optimistic' about the PKK's decision. 'Everyone here wants to be good and optimistic. And the point we have really reached is the point where our national unity, integrity, democracy has reached - people having the opportunities they want, and there being no discrimination,' he said. The PKK was founded in 1978 in response to oppression of the Kurdish population in Turkey. It initially struggled for an independent Kurdistan but now calls for greater political and cultural rights within Turkey. Ankara and its Western allies consider the group a terrorist organization. Fidan said that the PKK issue now mainly exists in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq where the group is based and in northeast Syria. 'The PKK is not in a position to occupy a square meter of space in Turkey. The issue has essentially ceased to be my issue and has become the issue of Iraq and Syria,' he said. If the PKK does not lay down arms and dissolve itself, then the conflict will continue to affect the region, he said. 'If it does not happen, it is not the end of life. In any case, we are already in a struggle in case it does not happen,' he said. 'If this happens, truly innocent people, innocent youth going to the mountains, blood flowing, the establishment of a certain further regional order will affect both Iraq and Syria.' A similar peace process begun between the PKK and the Turkish state in 2013 collapsed two and half years later.
