US EditionPopular influencer dies tragically following overseas surgery
The Moscow Investigative Committee probes possible medical negligence after Yulia Burtseva's death following surgery; she had over 73,000 Instagram followers, officials said.
- On Sunday, Yulia Burtseva, a 38-year-old mother and social media influencer living in Naples, died after complications from a cosmetic surgery procedure in Moscow; her final post was a short video from Cafe Pushkin the morning of the operation.
- Originally from Samara, Russia, Burtseva had previously sought medical and cosmetic work abroad, with a Reel from last month showing her 2023 trip to Izmir, Turkey for dental surgery and veneers for all 28 teeth.
- The Moscow Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation and is examining whether medical staff may face charges of causing death by negligence, which can carry restriction of liberty up to three years.
- Her husband, Giuseppe, husband , appears in many posts with Burtseva, who had more than 73,000 Instagram followers and a young daughter; fans and followers posted tributes like `Please accept my condolences`.
- Public reaction ranged from critical remarks about elective procedures, including a `low-grade ankle surgery` question, to supportive comments calling her `a beautiful, smart, kind-hearted person`.
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Less than a week after the beginning of 2026 Russia already regrets the tragic loss of one of its exponents on social networks. Yulia Burtseva, a well-known 38-year-old Russian influencer, died suddenly last Sunday, January 4, shortly after she passed through the operating room to undergo cosmetic surgery in a private clinic in Moscow. Specifically, Burtseva, who currently resided in Italy and shared her family lifestyle and travels for several …
Yulia Burtseva paid for her dream of a perfect figure with her life: the Russian influencer and mother of a daughter living in Italy did not survive a plastic surgery and died at the age of only 38 years.
Yulia Burtseva dies after a cosmetic procedure. Investigations against the clinic are underway.
News to the Day and to the Hour Latest News of today The 38-year-old content creator was decompensated after a procedure to increase her buttocks, carried out in a private Russian clinic, which motivated a judicial investigation and charges against the medical team The news about the death of Yulia Burtseva, a well-known Italian influencer, shocked thousands of users on social networks and revived the debate about the risks of aesthetic surgeri…
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