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Ukrainian OnlyFans model Maria Kovalchuk was tortured by wealthy Russians at a Dubai party.

Maria Kovalchuk was found in a coma, brutally beaten up allegedly by rich Russian men in Dubai. (IMAGE: X)
A Ukrainian OnlyFans model was brutally tortured at a “sex party" in Dubai by rich Russians and left for dead with horrific injuries, according to reports by the Sun and Ria Novosti.
20-year-old Maria Kovalchuk suffered serious injuries like a shattered spine and broken limbs. She had vanished for a week before she was found injured.
She is currently recovering in Norway and alleged while speaking to the newspaper that all the CCTV footage that contained parts of the ordeal she faced were erased to remove evidence.
It was initially suspected that Maria had been forced into a sex trafficking ring linked to the notorious “Porta Potty" scene, which is a disturbing practice said to involve wealthy UAE clients degrading women, often influencers, with human faeces, for large sums of money.
However, Maria has now denied any involvement of Emirati citizens in her ordeal. Instead, she has accused the privileged children of wealthy Russian and Ukrainian businessmen of assaulting her after a wild party at a Dubai hotel.
“I mostly use a wheelchair and crutches. I still have a leg fracture that’s healing. I’m learning to walk with crutches again, but for now, the wheelchair is my main means of moving around," Maria was quoted as saying by Ria Novosti.
“It was the Russians who tortured Maria. She was found with a broken spine, arms and legs and unable to speak," a friend of the woman told the news outlet.
Maria said she missed her flight to Thailand while staying at the luxury Five Jumeirah Village hotel. A 19-year-old man she had recently met at a karaoke bar offered her a place to stay, claiming his father could arrange a private jet for her departure.
According to Maria, the man and several others later subjected her to physical abuse.
“They started teasing me, why I wasn’t drinking. Then some aggressive pushes like pushing in the shoulders began," she said.
The Ukrainian model said the situation spiraled when she refused the advances of some men at the party.
“I did not reciprocate, and this aggression was also heating them up," she said.
“After that, they started making fun of me like ‘you belong to us, we will do whatever we want’".
Fearing for her safety, she said she tried to flee and hid at a nearby construction site. But according to her account, the men tracked her down, assaulted her, and allegedly pushed her from a ledge.
“I ran away… I ran to the nearest building, just scared, and ran in, hid there. It was just an unfinished building, open," she recalled.
A passing driver later found her, wearing a hotel bathrobe, and called for medical help. She reportedly fell into a coma and remained unconscious for several days.
Maria also alleged that CCTV footage that might have captured the incident was automatically erased after three months. “The police waited until the cameras were automatically wiped… So now there’s no evidence," she said.
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...
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First Published:News world Shattered Spine, Broken Limbs: How Ukrainian Model Was 'Tortured' By Russians At Dubai Sex Party
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