‘Hope you respect my privacy’: Salisbury police publishes statement by Yulia Skripal

The local police issued the statement on behalf of Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned together with her father, a former Russian double agent, in early March in Salisbury.

“I woke up over a week ago now and am glad to say my strength is growing daily. I am grateful for the interest in me and for the many messages of goodwill that I have received,” she says.

The woman thanked staff at Salisbury District Hospital as well as the people of Salisbury for their care and support. She also expressed hope that people would respect her family’s privacy.

On March 4, Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yuliya, 33, were found unconscious at a shopping mall in the English town of Salisbury. The two were taken to hospital in critical condition. The were reportedly poisoned following exposure to an unknown substance. A bit later, British Prime Minister Theresa May said they had been poisoned with Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia.

The incident caused a number of rows and triggered a diplomatic war between the West and the Kremlin.

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