Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury along with her Russian ex-spy father, has been discharged from hospital, an official said today.
"This is not the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone," Salisbury hospital's deputy chief executive Christine Blanshard said, adding that the 33-year-old Russian had asked for privacy.
She said that while Sergei Skripal, 66, is "recovering more slowly than Yulia, we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course".
The pair were found collapsed on a bench in the south-western city of Salisbury on March 4 in what British authorities have said was attempted murder by the Russian state.
Western allies backed Britain but Moscow strongly denied any involvement, prompting a furious international row. Countries around the world expelled more than 150 Russian diplomats in response, prompting Moscow to launch its own expulsions.
There were initially fears that the Skripals would not recover, but last week hospital and police officials said they were both improving.
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In a short statement issued through police last week, Yulia Skripal said: "I woke up over a week ago now and am glad to say my strength is growing daily." She said she had found the incident "disorientating", without providing any further details on the attack.
The following day, the hospital said her father was also "improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition".
The BBC reported that Yulia had been discharged yesterday and was moved to a secure location.
In a tweet, the Russian embassy in London said: "We congratulate Yulia Skripal on her recovery.
"Yet we need urgent proof that what is being done to her is done on her own free will."
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