Yulia Skripal (born 17 March 1985) is a Russian citizen who worked for PepsiCo in Moscow until March 2018.

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Skripal completed high school at School No. 63 in Moscow and studied Geography at State Academic University for Humanities.

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Between 2010 and 2014, Skripal worked for the Holiday Inn in Southampton.

Before that Skripal worked for Nike as a Customer Operations Representative.

She also worked for Cambridge International School (Moscow) as an Admissions Specialist.

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Skripal was reportedly poisoned along with her father Sergei Skripal on 4 March 2018 with A-234 Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury town center.

^[-1]Despite the tiny amounts required for a lethal dose via skin contact—less than 10 miligrams—both Skripal and her father survived the reported Novichok poisoning.

They have been released from Salisbury Hospital into the care of the British intelligence agencies and moved to a secure location.

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On 23 May 2018, Yulia Skripal gave a statement for cameras that she "may have been poisoned" and that her treatment was invasive, painful and depressing.

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On Thursday 7th June, during his annual televised question-and-answer program, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that both Skripal and her father would have died if a Novichok agent of military-grade had been involved.

Putin said *“We would very much like to be given access to our citizens, to Yulia in this case, and to be given the opportunity to take part in the investigation.”

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