Former intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in March 2018 in the UK (according to the British authorities - with the Novichok substance), has almost completely recovered his health, but is now at risk for coronavirus, his daughter Yulia said. According to her, due to the damage to the nasopharynx inflicted during the poisoning, Skripal cannot breathe without the help of a tube installed in his throat.
“We mostly communicate by phone. It has its own security restrictions. He lives there with a medic. Feels good. I don't see him at all because of the lockdown now. He is at risk, he already has a tube in his throat. Why else would he have a cough or something else? " - quotes "Moskovsky Komsomolets" the words of Yulia.
According to the woman, who also became a victim of poisoning with her father, her health has fully recovered, and Skripal Sr. suffers from damage to the nasopharynx. “Every time the tube is changed, every three to four months, tubes with cameras are pushed through his nose, the muscles of the nasopharynx are checked. The likelihood that they will recover is very small. In his nasopharynx, only these muscles are affected, which separate breathing through the nose and mouth. When the tube is plugged, he can breathe a little through his nose, but he does not have enough air. , - explained Julia.
Due to the tube in his throat, Skripal is forced to live with a doctor who helps him on business … “He has to live with a doctor who cleans this pipe every day. Naturally, he cannot drive himself. The person who lives with him makes purchases for him, helps him to clean the house. And so with this pipe, he himself cannot go out into the street freely, so that they do not recognize him. , - said the daughter of the ex-KGB agent.
Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned on March 4, 2018 in the English town of Salisbury. According to the British authorities, Russian intelligence officers tried to kill them with the Novichok chemical warfare agent. Russia categorically denies any involvement in this crime.
For two months after the attack, the father and daughter were in the hospital. Only in May 2018, the Skripals were released, but British law enforcement officers took them under protection. The British have not provided any details on their location since then.
