Daughter of Poisoned Spy Released From U.K. Hospital, Sky Says

• April 10 2018
• Jess Shankleman

The daughter of a Russian former double agent poisoned in the U.K. last month was discharged from hospital on Monday, Sky News reported, citing people familiar with the matter it didn’t identify.

The daughter of a Russian former double agent poisoned in the U.K. last month was discharged from hospital on Monday, Sky News reported, citing people familiar with the matter it didn’t identify.

Yulia Skripal, 33, was found collapsed on a bench in Salisbury alongside her father -- Sergei Skripal -- after being exposed to a nerve agent in an incident the British government blamed on Russia. The hospital where they were treated has said their condition was improving and no longer critical. NHS England declined to comment on Yulia Skripal’s discharge ahead of a briefing Tuesday.

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U.K. authorities identified the substance used in the March 4 attack as Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, which led to the coordinated expulsions of more than 150 Russian diplomats by the U.K. and allies including the U.S., Canada, Australia and European nations. Russia, for its part, has denied it was involved, and demanded proof and a role in any investigation.