Samara Buries Blogger Julia Burtseva After Fatal Surgery
The body of blogger Julia Burtseva was brought to her hometown of Samara for burial, and her husband flew in from Naples. She died after a plastic surgery procedure in Moscow on January 4.
Jan 27, 2026 0
The funeral for blogger Julia Burtseva was held in Samara, where she was originally from.
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On January 14, Samara said goodbye to blogger Julia Burtseva, who died during a buttock augmentation surgery in Moscow. In recent years, she lived in Naples and filmed kind, humorous videos with her Italian husband.
Julia Burtseva spent her final days in Moscow before undergoing the cosmetic surgery.
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The tragedy occurred on January 4. Immediately after the medical intervention at the Elmas clinic, the blogger felt unwell. According to preliminary data, she suffered an anaphylactic shock. Julia was taken to the hospital, but could not be saved. What is known about the clinic was covered in a separate article.
She enjoyed the New Year festivities and explored central Moscow in her last days.
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The day before, the blogger«s husband, Italian Giuseppe Nocerino, flew to Russia. According to friends, their daughter stayed in Italy.
«Those subscribed to Giuseppe on Instagram* probably saw his stories from snowy Samara,» said the deceased«s friend Dina Doschanova. »I decided to share here about Julia«s funeral, perhaps someone wants to go to the church or just pray for her soul.»
She went on the New Year trip to Russia alone—to visit family in Samara and undergo cosmetic procedures in Moscow. In her last days, she walked around Moscow, admired the city«s holiday decorations, and went to restaurants.
In Samara, Julia has parents and an older sister. It was her that the blogger listed as the contact person at the clinic where she had the surgery.
«I learned about what happened from my older daughter. Her number Yulia left as a contact. They called from the clinic and informed that there was an operation and Yulia went into shock,» told MSK1.RU her father.
Relatives had to open a money collection for transporting the body from the capital to Samara, funeral expenses, and lawyers. After this, the relatives reported a wave of hate on social media and decided to say goodbye to Julia privately, among close ones.
Her husband Giuseppe posted photos of his deceased wife on social media with the caption RIP—«Rest in Peace.»
«She gave me fantastic years. I will find out what really happened to you, my love,» wrote the Italian. «Perfect family…»
Followers of the blogger also express condolences. «I was also subscribed to Yulia, still can»t believe it. For some reason, I grieve as if for my own close loss,« shared one of her fans. »My condolences to all relatives. Terribly sorry for Sasha, and all people close to her. Kingdom of heaven, bright memory. Was one of the favorite pages on Instagram*.«
After the tragedy, investigators opened a criminal case on causing death by negligence (part 2 of article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The specialist who performed the operation was detained. She faces up to three years in prison.
The Investigative Committee clarified that the person involved does not have a higher medical education in the specialty of «cosmetology,» nor the mandatory license for medical cosmetological activity.
Earlier in Moscow, during a home birth, an infant died. The mother of the newborn turned out to be popular blogger with an audience of over 1.4 million subscribers Aisha Chigga.
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